Test 3

Question 1

Berlin Conference 1884-1885

Answer 1

European powers, as well as other governments such as the US, allocated territorial rights to most of central and southern Africa without the presence of a single African.

Question 2

Mbuntu: African proverb

Answer 2

The common bonds between people are more important than any individual divisions and arguments within it.

Question 3

Mamady Keita

Answer 3

Master djembe drummer and music teacher

Question 4

Djembefola

Answer 4

one who plays the djembe

Question 5

Polyrhythm

Answer 5

multiple rhythms

Question 6

Djembe

Answer 6

rope-tuned goblet drum

Question 7

Dununba

Answer 7

Largest dunun. Played with a stick.

Question 8

Kenkeni

Answer 8

Smallest dunun

Question 9

Sangban

Answer 9

Medium size dunun

Question 10

Donno

Answer 10

Double-headed hourglass-shaped drum found in Ghana and elsewhere in West Africa

Question 11

Atumpan

Answer 11

pair of drums played with wooden angled sticks

Question 12

Cas cas

Answer 12

two round shakers connected by string

Question 13

Kpanlogo

Answer 13

Recreational dance and music form originating in the 1960’s among urban youth in Ghana.
Also a drum.

Question 14

Krin

Answer 14

log drum

Question 15

Balafon

Answer 15

wooden marimba w/ gourds underneath for amplification

Question 16

Jali/Djeli/Griot

Answer 16

A poet/praise-singer and oral historian from the Mandinka of Western Africa

Question 17

Ngoni

Answer 17

string instrument, accompany the jali/griot

Question 18

Kora

Answer 18

A harp-lute or bridge harp played by a jali during his poetic recitation.

Question 19

“Spraying”

Answer 19

placing money on griot’s forehead, in his instrument, etc.

Question 20

Birimintingo

Answer 20

section of jali marked by flourishing solo runs on the kora. Can be used for soloist to collect thoughts, survey audience, or for entertainment.

Question 21

Kumbengo

Answer 21

jali section marked by performer playing a steady repeated pattern while singing praises that relate history of Mandinka or of individual family lineages.

Question 22

King Sunny Ade

Answer 22

Most famous juju musician. Royal lineage.

Question 23

Juju music

Answer 23

Popular Nigerian music style blending tradition foundation of polyrhythmic percussion and storytelling with modern elements of instrumentation and concert performance.

Question 24

Gan gan

Answer 24

“talking” drum, hourglass pressure drum

Question 25

Shekere

Answer 25

Gourd rattles

Question 26

Central Africa - Which countries?

Answer 26

Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic.

Question 27

Pygmy

Answer 27

A general term describing the many ethnic groups of forest-dwellers in the rain forests of Central Africa

Question 28

Mbuti

Answer 28

Pygmy group in Congo. Nomadic lifestyle and egalitarian social structure. Everybody plays an equal role. Mbuti pygmy music vocal performance.

Question 29

Mbira

Answer 29

A general reference to lamellophones found throughout Africa, in particular those common to the Shona and other ethnic groups from Zimbabwe. Sounds like a music box.

Question 30

Llamellophone

Answer 30

Instrument that produces sounds through vibrating part

Question 31

Hosho

Answer 31

Gourd rattle with internal beads

Question 32

Kushaura

Answer 32

lead part of mbira music, higher ranged. Interlocks with kutsinhira.

Question 33

Kutsinhira

Answer 33

following part of mbira music, lower ranged. Interlocks with kushaura.

Question 34

Akadinda

Answer 34

A large, heavy log xylophone from Uganda that uses interlocking patterns that can approach nearly 600 bpm

Question 35

Interlocking patterns

Answer 35

Different patterns interlock to create fast polyrhythms.

Question 36

Afrikaners

Answer 36

The descendants of Dutch colonialists in South Africa

Question 37

Afrikaans

Answer 37

A language in South Africa closely related to Dutch

Question 38

King Shaka

Answer 38

Zulu warrior king - established a powerful kingdom. Viewed as a cultural hero by some, and as a tyrant by others.

Question 39

Apartheid

Answer 39

A policy of racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-Europeans in South Africa

Question 40

Mbube

Answer 40

South African vocal music

Question 41

Isicathamiya

Answer 41

derivitive of mbube style that emphasizes quiet approach. Created by Joseph Shabalala.

Question 42

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Answer 42

South Africa's iconic choral group. Isicathamiya style. Dominated competitions to the point where other groups refused to participate.

Question 43

Joseph Shabalala

Answer 43

Founded Ladysmith Black Mambazo and isicathamiya style.

Question 44

Amandla

Answer 44

means "power" in South African languages

Question 45

Soweto Uprising

Answer 45

South West Townships Series of demonstrations by black school children in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as language to be used in schools. Many were shot and killed.

Question 46

Hector Pieterson

Answer 46

12yo schoolboy shot and killed by police during Soweto Uprising. Photo of his body being carried spread around the world.

Question 47

Nelson Mandela

Answer 47

Anti-apartheid political leader, elected president in 1994

Question 48

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika

Answer 48

Alternative anthem of South Africa. Symbol of anti-apartheid movement. Represents the suffering of the pressed masses.

Question 49

Toyi-toyi

Answer 49

South African dance often used for intimidating the South African police and security forces during anti-apartheid demonstrations