Europe
Africa
The Caribbean
Mexico and South America
Canada and the U.S.
100
Where is this music from and what is it called?
Greece; Greek Orthodox Byzantine Chant
100
What is the name of this excerpt and where is it from?
Talking drums from Ghana.
100
Where was the steel drum invented and from what?
Trinidad; after military occupation from oil drums, etc. left behind.
100
Who are the people performing here and where do they live?
the Kayapo; Amazon rainforest-- Brazil.
100
What religion is associated with this song?
Old Regular Baptist.
200
What kind of music is this and where is it mainly found?
Flamenco; Spain
200
How do talking drums imitate speech?
Different pitched drums can imitate high and low inflections.
200
What commentary is the singer making in this song?
Money is king (sarcastically); making fun of greed and wealth
200
For what ceremony are they performing?
Naming ritual.
200
What is the name for the way the congregation draws out what the leader first sang?
Sonic smudge
300
Which cultures influenced this type of music?
European (harmonies), Arabic, Roma (gypsies).
300
What instrument do you hear, what is it, and where is it from?
Akadinda---log xylophone; Uganda
300
What piece do you hear now?
Bahamian Rhyming Spirtual
300
What kind of music is this and where is our excerpt from?
Samba from Brazil.
300
What is this excerpt?
African-American Spiritual
400
What is the name of this excerpt (and the instrument)?
Balalaika.
400
How do these musicians produce such quick sounding rhythms?
By playing interlocking polyrhythms.
400
Why might this piece be in English?
Influenced by slaves of British loyalists and Baptist church.
400
What body part is/was thought to be spiritual in Samba music (and its origins)?
belly button.
400
This genre is ? and the man singing is ?
Country blues; Robert Johnson
500
Where is this excerpt from?
Russia.
500
The musician you hear is called a ? The instrument is a ?
Jali; Kora.
500
Where is this music from and what is the genre?
Cuba; son.
500
How did this music originate?
Gangs (former slaves) would be fighting and to avoid being punished would turn it into a kind of dance.
500
The roots of this music can be traced back to? This singer and his lyrics are similar to what other singer/musician from another continent?
Africa; jali
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