West African
named because there are a lot of different percussion instruments being played
What is a percussion orchestra?
key, rhythmic pattern, wooden instrument, or council
What is the meaning of clave?
people in cuba no longer felt safe so they went to New Orleans and brought their culture
this is why New Orleans music is considered afro-cuban
why did people immigrated to new orleans?
discussing Chinese music in terms of generalized characteristics of Chinese folk music
timbre of the instruments
prevalence of the minor third in melodies
folk tales
these have been incorporated into cross cultural music
What is Pan Chinese?
immigration from Ireland to different states in America made irish music different in each state
regional differences within Ireland are lost
What is pan irish?
bass tone slap
form of onomatopoeia
What is "gun dun go doh pay tah "?
son cubano lost its authenticity because it was played only where white people could be
became white-i-fied: played by white people in hotels, etc.
what is the difference between danzon and son cubano?
on Sundays, allowed slaves to go there and sell their goods
the slaves could also play music
allowed their music to flourish and helped with the birth of jazz
What happened in congo square?
folk tales and the minor third note
What were qualities of Chinese music?
very long melodic lines
very long melismas
highly ornamented
what are characters of Sean-nos?
members of the drums of passion
who are Babatunde Olatunji, Papa Ladji Camara, Chief Bey?
went to cuba to spread American jazz from the us
heard son cubano on the streets and thought it was fabulous
heard septeto Nacional and recorded them and took them to Spain
company not a person
took the septet to Europe where is became immensely popular
all led to the acceptance of son cubano as a legitimate music
separate but equal
warranted the discrimination against people
ghettoized the Creole people and African people - separating these two more
What was plessy vs ferguson?
characteristic that is very telling of Chinese music
What is an interval?
when you have one syllable and you put lots of notes on that one syllable
What is melisma?
famous djembefola
not a part of drums of passion
instrumental for the djembe being known outside of Africa
chief soloist for les ballets africains
who is mamdy keita?
Son Claves
Tresillo (has three strokes)
Cinquillo (has five beats)
What are the three rhythms of son cubano?
jazz, mardi gras Indians, and brass bands
what did African rhythms influence in new orleans?
the tone - how you know one instrument is different from the other
overarching thing that is valued in Chinese music
What is timbre?
subgenere of irish music
when you imitate instruments with your voice
very similar to ham boning
what is lilting?
1958
When was the ballet nationalized?
bongos, congos, claves, timbales, maracas, trumpet, trombone, guitar, standup bass
what are intruments used in son cubano?
also took credit for inventing jazz but he did not
called the son clave his "five stroke pattern" and borught the son clave into rock n roll
bo Diddley
nature and folk tales
What are themes in chinese music?
rebellion, drinking or fun (humor), immigration, nationalism, storytelling
What are themes of irish music?