African Music Genres and History Quiz

A music genre that combines West African and Black American music styles.

A Nigerian music genre, particularly of Yoruba origin, traditionally used to wake worshippers after Ramadan.

A Brazilian music genre blending Afro-Caribbean styles like Marcha, Reggae, and Calypso. It's often played by carnival bands.

A fast-paced Zimbabwean dance music genre, influenced by mbira-based guitar styles. It often uses drums and guitar.

A Nigerian music style utilizing traditional Yoruba rhythms with Western instruments. Instruments include drums, keyboard, and steel guitar.

A dance style and music genre from Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) popularised by Kanda Bongo Man.

A South African music genre from the 1930s-1960s, evolving into African jazz with a simple three-chord structure.

A parade music form combining intense African rhythms with Portuguese melodies, often performed by large groups.

A popular music genre of the 1950s and 1960s originating in the African-American community, blending elements of gospel, rhythm and blues, and often jazz.

A genre created by African-American slaves in the United States, also known as "Negro Spirituals", used to express Christian values and hardships.

A musical technique resembling a question-and-answer sequence, often used in Spirituals, where one part sings or plays a phrase and another responds.

Musical instruments that produce sound by vibrating their own body, rather than strings or air.

Soul music heavily uses percussion, wind, rhythm (guitar, piano, bass, vibes), and brass instruments.

A modern jazz style that emerged during World War II characterized by fast tempos, virtuosity, and improvisation.

A popular music genre blending elements of blues, jump blues, jazz, gospel, Western swing, and country music.

A music genre that emerged in the Philippines in 1973, blending rock music with Filipino lyrics, influenced by bands like The Beatles.