Afro-Cuban and Latin Instruments
This instrument is a set of two or three drums you play with you hands.
The congas
This instrument is a goblet-shaped, hand-played drum
The Djembe
Afro-Cuban is a fusion of what two regions. (Be specific)
West Africa and Cuba
The drum head on a djembe is typically made of
Goat Skin
The Kenkeni is which of the three drums in a set of dunduns (High, Middle, Low)
High
This instrument is two drums (low and high) that have a metal exterior that can make a variety of sounds.
Timbales
This instrument is a set of three bass drums you play with sticks.
The Dunduns
People sometimes call the guiro this nickname
The Fish
The drum head on dunduns is made of
Cow Skin
Part of West African percussion is when multiple people play a repeated rhythm, and a soloist _____________.
Improvizes
This instrument is a drum that is an hour glass shape with two drum heads on either side, a small and large which play low and high notes
The Bata Drums
This instrument is the middle toned drum on the Dunduns.
The Sangban
3 notable countries that west african percussion comes from are
Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea
The guiro is typically made of
Wood
The Dununba is which of the three drums in a set of dunduns (High, Middle, Low)
Low
This instrument has ridges that you scrape with a stick to produce sound.
The Guiro
This instrument is a shaker made from a dried gourd covered in a net of beads.
The Shekere
The use of what kind of materials are traditional West African percussion instruments typically constructed? (Where do their materials come from)
Local Materials
The shell of the timbales is made of
Metal
One of the most popular rhythms in Afro-Cuban music is
The Clave Rhythm
This instrument is two seashell shaped clamps that click together to make a rhythm.
The Castanets
This instrument is an hourglass-shaped drum that is said to mimic human speech tones. Typically played with a hooked stick and your hand.
The Tama
One of the ideas of Latin Percussion is having many different sounds and having them play together or ________.
Layering
The shekere is made of
A dried gourd
The three sounds of the Djembe are
Bass, Tone, Slap