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11/09/2011

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Which ethnic group does Agbekor?
Definition
ewe
Term
What is Agbekor?
Definition
A ceremony that can be used at one's funeral to become an ancestral spirit
Term
what ethnic group uses the mbira?
Definition
shona
Term
what is an mbira?
Definition
a thumb piano
Term
which ethnic group lives in the dense central african rainforest?
Definition
BaAka
Term
what is the primary role of a praise singer?
Definition
to recount history and genealogy and to tell moral stories
Term
in which ethnic group would you expect to hear the woi epic?
Definition
Kpelle
Term
Who is Woi?
Definition
A superhuman figure who is always overcoming obstacles
Term
What kind of society does the BaAka ethnic group have?
Definition
No hierarchy - everyone is equal
Term
which ethnic group did we talk about that has praise singers that date back to Sunjata Keita's time?
Definition
Mande
Term
Why was African music ignored
Definition
Not considered music
Not considered uplifting
Africans considered inferior
Term
Lambango (listening)
Definition
Praise song
Mande
Praises for 3 group leaders
Kora main instrument
Term
Nhemamusasa (listening)
Definition
Mbira genre
Shona Ethnic group
Term
Nag Biegu - Wild Bull (listening)
Definition
Dagbon ethnic group
Praise song genre
Luna instrument used; the "talking drum"
Term
Agbekor (listening)
Definition
Ewe ethnic group
Drum and dance society
Performed by semiprofessioinal musicians
Heiarchical group
Percussion ensemble and chorus
Term
Kalu Lee, Lee - Woi epic (listening)
Definition
Kpelle ethnic group
Told by epic pourer
neverending
Term
When the Saints Go Marching In (listening)
Definition
Dixie land style
Term
Sing Sing Sing (listening)
Definition
Swing style
Term
Now’s the Time (listening)
Definition
Bebop style
Term
So What (listening)
Definition
Cool Jazz style
Term
5 major beliefs of and values of African music?
Definition
functional
integrated into daily life
collective participation
not exalted as a high art form
multimedia expression
Term
Evolution of Jazz 1 - Dixieland
Definition
Dixie land = Started from marching band members playing in clubs at night; New Orleans.
-Collective improvisation (heterophony)
-Louis armstrong
-scat
Term
Evolution of Jazz 2 - Swing
Definition
Swing = When jazz went mainstream (whites started playing it)
-big band
-no collective improvisation
-written arrangements essential
-interplay between sections
-Benny Goodman
-big band leader, played clarinet
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Evolution of Jazz 3 - Bebop
Definition
Bebop = Created by and for virtuoso musicians (The people who didn't like mainstream jazz)
-small combo instead of big band
-faster
-few arrangements
-complex melody, harmony, and improv
-element of surprise
-Charlie Parker
-most important bebop musician; saxophone
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Evolution of Jazz 4 - Cool Jazz
Definition
Cool Jazz = direct reaction to bebop
-focus on music, on sounds
-preference for ballads
-subdued
-Miles Davis
-started as bebop musician in charlie parker's group; trumpet
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