Rep. of black culture
Similarities
Popular or not?
The lasting impression
Concept albums
100
This genre of music contained lyrics about rastafarian ways and religion
What is/was Reggae music
Ex:The Rastafari Movement began in Jamaica, where most of the black population had originally been slaves forced from Africa to work. The movement was started as a means of empowerment
100
These two genres encouraged people to dance and move with the groove
What was Disco and Funk
Ex: Evident in the song titles, lyrics, and sound, Funk, Black pop, and disco wanted people to dance and move with the music. In other words, they wanted the listener to focus more on the beat rather than lyrics
100
People enjoyed the dancing groove and the beat of the music.
(Hint: Answer starts with "why. . .")
Why Disco music was popular/liked
EX: People found that moving to the beat and to the music was more entertaining and enjoyable than simply listening.
100
This genre helped break down barriers by accepting anyone who wanted to dance
What is/was Disco
Ex:Any person that was any race or sexual orientation was welcome to dance to disco music and have a good time.
100
What was the name of Marvin Gaye's concept album
What was "What's going on" (1971)
Ex: It tackled ideas that no other concept album, or even album in general, ever had. It focused on a veteran returning home from Vietnam and seeing how the US has become and how he wants to make the world a better place. It first big concept album to ever do this.
200
This type of music was featured on Blaxploitation films
What is/was funk/soul
Ex:Blaxploitation films were targeted to black audiences. Since funk and soul were played mostly by black artists those styles were used for the soundtracks
200
These two genres have Simple hook lyrics, 120 bpm tempo, and two turntables for smooth transitions in common
What are the similarities between Disco and Funk
Ex: Disco and Funk are the most similar out of all the genres with generally the same instrumentation and music template.
200
This genre was hated because of it's association with homosexulas and African-Americans
What is/was Disco
EX: Because the origin of Disco came from predominately African-American and Homosexual communities, people began labeling Disco as gay and black music.
200
Left their mark as being the first to inspire Black Pop
Who was Sly and The Family Stone
Ex: Played the Motown sound but stayed true to "black soul" music.
200
His concept albums played heavily on irony and humor
Who is/was George Clinton
Ex: George Clinton used sarcasm and humor in his concept albums, which was a departure from the usual deep storyline type of concept albums such as The Wall or Dark Side of the Moon.
300
This artist sung the song War (no more trouble)
Who was/is Bob Marley
Ex: Until the philosophy which holds one race Superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned” War(no more trouble) depicts the struggles of racism put on ethnic groups.
300
Funk and Black pop have this in common
(Hint: influence)
What is/was the influence of Motown
Ex: Motown music wanted to prove that "black music" could appeal to both black and white audiences which Funk and black pop did. Both genres also have the use of light vocal harmonies and blues influence.
300
Disco records were exploded at Comiskey Park in Chicago in this 1979 event
What was Disco Demolition Night
Ex: Because many Rock fans of the 70's saw Disco music as too "mechanical", thought it was too associated with African-American and gay culture, and feared Disco was "taking over", hundreds of records were blown up on the field
300
His lyrics focused on political and social freedom.
Who was Bob Marley
Ex: Bob Marley was an icon for social justice with his name spread across the world
300
Michael Jackson's and Eric Clapton had this in common
What is a solo career
Ex: Michael Jackson, who was part of the famous Jackson 5, was an artist who left his band pursue a solo career like Eric Clapton.
400
This 1973 Black Pop documentary about “Black Woodstock” gave insight to the African-American culture.
What was “Wattstax: The Living World”
Ex:Substantial amounts of footage was shot in the predominantly black community of Watts with the footage paired with soul music and showed themes of religion, blues, black pride, and the African-American experience
400
Doo-Wop was one of the many influences of this genre
What is/was Funk
Ex: Songs like " Why can't we be friends" by War and "September" from Earth Wind & Fire has some heavy Doo-Wop influence which can be seen in the random nonsense syllables
400
This genre talked about social issues and love
What is/was Reggae
Ex: Reggae music talked about a lot social issues such as equality, peace, freedom from oppression, kindness, and openness of humanity.
400
The song “Blind” by Hercules and Love Affair features almost all of these attributes of disco music.
(Hint: name two of the three)
What are spidery basslines, funk guitars, and saxophones
Ex:Disco used many different sounding instruments to comprise the sound and make it unique
400
This album featured the song "No Woman No Cry"
What is/was "Natty Dread" by Bob Marley
Ex: This is more of a personal concept album about one’s own experiences being addressed directly and not too complex unlike the more theatrical ones such as Welcome To My Nightmare.
500
In this movie a detective finds himself up against Bumpy, the leader of the Black crime mob.
What is/was Shaft
Ex: Shaft was a Blaxploitation film that reflected topics such as the black power movement
500
This makes Reggae music the most different and unique out of the other genres (Hint: 2 answers)
What is/was the heavy implementation of Rastafarian religion and Jamaican day-to-day experiences
Ex:Reggae music was full of Rastafarian religion which spoke out against oppression, poverty, and inequality along with their faith and devotion
500
This movie epitomized Disco culture and set off a huge disco craze
What is/was Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Ex: The movie featured John Travolta and music from the Bee Gees. Because it had a white, straight actor and music from white performers, many people (usually white) began listening to Disco music.
500
This attribute of disco music was very common and can be seen in the song “Warm in the Shadows” by Music Go Music
What is a loud bassline
Ex: Many disco songs have bass as one of the main instruments and it was a key attribute to the sound.
500
This concept album featured the songs "P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)” and "Unfunky UFO
What is "Mothership Connection "by Parliament
Ex: It talked about putting black people in places that, at the time, they hadn’t been imagined being, such as space or in high positions of the government. This can be related to how The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars put this crazy caricature into space and made an entire story around it.