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Thomas mapfumo

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started music career playing "copyright" of songs

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Mbiras

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small instrument; metal tongues

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chimurenga music

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modern popular music

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republic of Zimbabwe

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shona people; former British colony; independence from UK

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which type of music was based on classical marina pieces played by rock bands

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chimurenga music

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bottle caps or what were on the wood to create "buzz" sound

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seashells

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chimurenga music included what kind of lyrics

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subversive lyrics of the government

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shorter keys pitch

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high

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rhodesia

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refers to the territory of Zimbabwe

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shona word for "struggle"

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chimurenga

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nhemamusasa

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to build a shelter (on-going process)

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bira ceremony

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shona people, can last more than 10 hours and its a participatory event with mriba music at the core

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interlocking patterns

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kushaura v. kushinhira

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he was exiled in US, fled Zimbabwe, and then went back where to have a concert

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Zimbabwe

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post independence and civil war

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Ian smith cited declaration of independence

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when spirit arrives music stops and they talk

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after they talk music begins again

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what music is at the core of the bira ceremony

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mbira

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what kinds of instruments were played in chimurenga music

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guitar, piano, keyboard

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what was the common theme among these two types of music

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continuity

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nkokwane is a 1 stringed chordophone that is plucked with

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a stick

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Xai

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elephants

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kutsinhira

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follower

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continuity

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struggle speaks different to others (chimurenga music)

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core ensemble

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2 mbira and hosho singing clapping dancing

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longer keys pitch

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low

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cycle of 6 beats, constantly varied in

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Xai song

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how are claps in it

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claps are included and dancing is improvised

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keys made out of

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wood and metal

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"Mabasa"

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work

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culminates with spirit possession and communication with who

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ancestor

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reasons for ceremony

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hardships/important decisions/catch-up with ancestors

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cyclic form

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nkokwane (musical bow)

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kushaura

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leader

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gord

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amplifies sound

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were the notes alternating

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yes

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cyclical forms with variations

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nhemamusasa- 48 beats cycle

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who was important to chimurenga music

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Thomas mapfumo

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what happens when you bend the stick

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pitch lowers/highers

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structure of mriba music

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core ensemble interlocking patterns cyclic forms

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Hosho

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A gourd rattle played by the Shona of Zimbabwe

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