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What is African music primarily used for?
What is African music primarily used for?
Ceremonial rites, such as birth, death, marriage, succession, worship, and spirit invocations.
Which of the following is NOT a function of African traditional music?
Which of the following is NOT a function of African traditional music?
- Work-related tasks
- Entertainment
- Manufacturing goods (correct)
- Ceremonial rites
What is the technique called that involves a leader singing a phrase followed by a group response?
What is the technique called that involves a leader singing a phrase followed by a group response?
Call and Response
Name a musical genre from Nigeria that is performed during the Muslim holy feast of Ramadan.
Name a musical genre from Nigeria that is performed during the Muslim holy feast of Ramadan.
What popular musical genre from Brazil fuses Afro-Caribbean styles?
What popular musical genre from Brazil fuses Afro-Caribbean styles?
Which of the following music styles is characterized by a fast percussive dance from Zimbabwe?
Which of the following music styles is characterized by a fast percussive dance from Zimbabwe?
What form of South African music features a lively variation of the jitterbug?
What form of South African music features a lively variation of the jitterbug?
Match the following music styles with their descriptions:
Match the following music styles with their descriptions:
What dance style was popularized by Kanda Bongo Man in the late 1980s?
What dance style was popularized by Kanda Bongo Man in the late 1980s?
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Study Notes
African Music
- African music is primarily functional, used in ceremonies like birth, death, marriage, succession, worship, and spirit invocations.
- Many African societies view music as entertainment, others use it for work or social purposes.
- African music has a complex, interlocking structure due to its overlapping and dense texture, and rhythmic complexity.
African Music Genres
- Afrobeat is a fusion of West African and Black American music.
- Apala is a musical style from Nigeria, used to wake worshippers after fasting during Ramadan.
- Axe is a popular genre from Brazil that blends Afro-Caribbean styles like marcha, reggae, and calypso.
- Jit is a Zimbabwean dance music characterized by its hard and fast percussive style played on drums with guitar accompaniment.
- Jive is a lively and uninhibited South African music, a variation of the jitterbug dance style.
- Juju is a popular Nigerian music style influenced by traditional Yoruba rhythms, incorporating Western instruments like a drum kit, keyboard, pedal steel guitar, and accordion.
- Kwassa Kwassa is a dance style from Zaire, popularized by Kanda Bongo Man, featuring hip movements and arm coordination.
- Marabi is a South African township music from the 1930s-1960s that evolved into African jazz.
- Reggae is a Jamaican music style with strong influence from ska and rocksteady, popularized by Bob Marley.
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