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What is the origin of African music?
What is the origin of African music?
A collective result of the cultural and musical diversity of the more than 50 ethnic divisions of the continent
What are the three major influences behind Latin American music?
What are the three major influences behind Latin American music?
Indigenous, Spanish, Portuguese, and African
What is Call and Response?
What is Call and Response?
A method that succession of two distinct musical phrases rendered by different musicians
What is Afrobeat?
What is Afrobeat?
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What is Apala?
What is Apala?
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Define Jit.
Define Jit.
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What is Kwassa-Kwassa?
What is Kwassa-Kwassa?
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Who is Bob Marley?
Who is Bob Marley?
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What does popular music literally mean?
What does popular music literally mean?
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What does OPM mean?
What does OPM mean?
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What is technology-based art?
What is technology-based art?
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What are computer/digital arts?
What are computer/digital arts?
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What is Mobile Phone Art?
What is Mobile Phone Art?
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What is digital photography?
What is digital photography?
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What is video games?
What is video games?
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What is digital painting?
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Study Notes
Music
- African Music is a diverse blend of 50+ ethnic groups.
- Latin American Music has Portuguese, Spanish and Indigenous influences.
- Call and Response is a musical method where distinct musical phrases are played by different musicians.
Traditional Music of Africa
- Afrobeat: a fusion of West African and Black American music
- Apala: used to wake worshippers
- Axe: a popular genre from Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil, combining Afro-Caribbean styles (Marcha, Reggae, Calypso)
- Jiti: a fast, percussive Zimbabwean dance music accompanied by drums and guitar.
- Jive: a lively style of the jitterbug
- Juju: traditional Yoruba rhythms
- Kwassa-Kwassa: a style where hips move back and forth
Vocal Dance Forms of Latin American Music
- Salsa: a social dance with Cuban and Puerto Rican influences
- Samba: a dance form with African heritage; popular in Rio Janeiro's lower-class districts
- Son: a fusion of popular music (canciones)
Reggae
- Bob Marley is a prominent reggae musician.
- Reggae: a Jamaican urban music and dance style from the mid-1960s.
Popular Music
- Popular Music (POPULACE) is literary similar to past traditional folk music.
- OPM (Original Pilipino Music)
Arts
Technology-Based Art
- Essentially computer-generated and manipulated
- Computer/Digital Arts: use of electronic and mechanical devices instead of hand-drawing
- Mobile Phone Art: can be school projects. Can incorporate text, images, and animation
- Digital Photography: capturing images as digital files
- Video Games: Major entertainment form
- Digital Painting: Creating art using a computer
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Description
Explore the diverse musical landscapes of Africa and Latin America. This quiz covers various genres, influences, and vocal dance forms, highlighting the unique features and cultural significance of each style. Test your knowledge on artists like Bob Marley and the distinctive rhythms that shape these musical traditions.