Cuba
Type of music that primarily uses string instruments, trumpet, percussion and voice.
What is Son?
A string instrument that went through a metamorphosis before arriving in Cuba.
What is the laúd?
This is the technique when an African leader plays/sings a short solo followed by the group answering.
What is call & response?
The two tuning systems in Gamelan music.
What are pelog and slendro?
Number of trips to Cuba Jeff has made.
What is 5?
The capital of the island and a major port city.
What is Havana?
This instrument is used in Gamelan orchestra and is played like a xylophone.
What is the génder?
One of the most important instruments that has both a primary and secondary version.
What is the bell?
The repeated nature of gamelan music can be classified like this.
What is a cycle?
Year that GFS was founded.
What is 1845?
The word to describe the joining together of West African and Spanish cultural elements.
What is a melting pot?
This is the pair of sticks that are often played together in Cuban music - the rhythm also has the same name.
What are claves?
Benin, Togo, and this country all contain members of the Ewe people.
Where is Mali?
Instrument found in many cultures that keeps steady time in Indonesian Gamelan music.
What is the kendang or drum?
Title of the song by Camila Cabello that is quite famous right now and loosely related to our course.
What is Havana?
The style of music from Cuba that is easy to dance to and the lyrics are usually comical.
What is Cha-Cha-Chá?
This is a gourd that you tap and scrape.
What is a güiro?
This double bell is common to the music of Ghana and Togo. It is played with a stick and held out in front of the body facing the floor.
What is Gankogui?
The most prominent religion in Indonesia.
What is Muslim?
Teacher who teaches a Russian language class in the Upper School.
Who is Andrew?
Famous Cuban band consisting of both older and younger Cuban musicians - some of which were forgotten for many years
Who are the Buena Vista Social Club?
This is the master drum in Ewe culture.
What is a sogo?
When multiple rhythms are played at the same time over top of each other.
What is polyrhthm?
The reason why one instrument can't play with another Gamelan orchestra?
What is tuning?
Jeff's current age.
What is 30?