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A Cappella

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Unaccompanied vocal singing (either solo or in a group)

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The number of parts in Pygmy vocal music

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Up to four parts

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Liquindi

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Water drumming

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Improvisation

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Small formulas that can be changed by the performer. In African music the transformations are slow.

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Countries in East Africa

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Zimbabwe Uganda Kenya Tanzania

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Ud

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String instrument from North Africa.

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Gonkogui

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Hand bell with a high and low tone

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Sakara

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Hand held drum from West Africa

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Balafon

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Type of xylophone from Senegal (West Africa).

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Countries in North Africa, the Nile Valley and the Horn of Africa

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Egypt Morocco Ethiopia Somalia.

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Ostinato

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A repeated pattern (can be melodic or rhythmic)

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Kora

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21 string lute-harp.

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Music from South Africa

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A Cappella vocal singing - two styles which are Isicathamiya and Mbube.

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Akadinda

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The Ugandan xylophone - a percussion instrument with wooden bars.

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What scale is Pygmy music based on?

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The Minor pentatonic scale

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Doumbek and its main sounds

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North African drum (originally from the Middle east) Dum = bass tone and Tek = high ringing sound.

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Vocal techniques used in Pygmy music

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Slides, grunts, groans and yodels for expression

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Djembe

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West African drum - it has 3 distinct tones and comes in various sizes.

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West African High Life Music

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Popular in 1950's-1960's; African drums, Latin American rhythms, and American/Europen Big Band

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Shekere

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Beads or seeds are sewn into a netting that loosely covers a large hollow gourd. It is played by striking it on a hand or leg in various patterns or shook and hit to create a deeper tone.

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Melisma

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More than one note sung on one syllable - used in North African vocal music.

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Function of music in African culture

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Music is integrated into everyday life; music for all occasions and events; communal music making; secular and sacred songs

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Polyrhythm

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Two or more rhythms played at the same time.

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Countries in West Africa

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Nigeria Ghana Gambia

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Famous vocal group from South Africa

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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Call and response

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A melody sung by one singer is responded to, or echoed by one or more singers.

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Pentatonic scale

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5 note scale used a lot in North African music.

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African Pop Music

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West African High Life Music

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Purpose of instruments in African culture

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Telling stories and teaching history

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Interlocking melodies

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2 or more instruments play diverse melodies that are independent and yet fit together.

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Bira

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In Zimbabwe, musicians play hypnotic music to bring about the spirits during a community dance

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Dundun

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Talking drum drum that is able to imitate speech patterns - used to communicate between villages or tribes.

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Hemiola

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Three-against-two cross-rhythm used in African music.

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Mbira

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Thumb piano (Zimbabwe)

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Countries in Central Africa

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Congo, Central African Republic Cameroon.

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