African Music
In this "conversation-style" musical technique, a leader sings a phrase and a group of singers repeats or answers it.
What is Call and Response?
This small, four-stringed instrument’s name translates to "jumping flea."
What is the Ukulele?
This famous jazz trumpeter and singer recorded a popular 1950s version of the Hawaiian song "To You Sweetheart Aloha."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This type of guitar is played horizontally across the lap using a metal bar to create a "sliding" sound.
What is a Steel Guitar?
Before the ukulele, these rhythmic chants were the primary way Hawaiians passed down their history.
What are Mele?
This "thumb piano" features metal tines attached to a wooden board or gourd and is often used in Shona music from Zimbabwe.
What is an Mbira?
He was the first Chief to unite all the islands and became the first King of Hawaii in 1810.
Who is King Kamehameha?
This "King of Rock and Roll" starred in the movie Blue Hawaii and recorded a famous version of "Aloha ‘Oe."
Who is Elvis Presley?
This American stringed instrument, common in bluegrass, actually evolved from West African lutes like the Akonting.
What is the Banjo?
This modern Hawaiian musician became world-famous for his medley of "Over the Rainbow" on the ukulele.
Who is Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwoʻole?
Often called a "living library," this West African storyteller and historian uses music to pass down the genealogy and laws of their people.
What is a Griot?
These bamboo sticks are split at one end to create a rattling sound when struck together.
What are Pū‘ili Sticks?
This modern pop star, known for "Uptown Funk," grew up in Honolulu and started his career as a child Elvis impersonator.
Who is Bruno Mars?
If I play a drum with my hands, I am playing a __________ instrument.
What is percussion?
This modern-day ukulele virtuoso is known for his fast finger-picking and playing rock songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Who is Jake Shimabukuro?
This musical term describes the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms, a core element of African percussion.
What is Polyrhythm?
This famous song, written by Queen Lili‘uokalani, is commonly sung as a "farewell" or "goodbye."
What is "Aloha ‘Oe"?
This 1960s lounge legend became an "ambassador of Aloha" with his signature bubbly song, "Tiny Bubbles."
Who is Don Ho?
In many African cultures, music is historically tied to ______ .
What is Social rituals, storytelling, and community life.
She was the last reigning monarch of Hawaii and a prolific composer of over 150 songs.
Who is Queen Lili‘uokalani?
This specific type of drum uses leather tension cords to change its pitch, allowing it to mimic the "tonal" sounds of human speech.
What is a Talking Drum?
This percussion instrument is made from a hollowed-out gourd and is often tapped on the ground.
What is an Ipu?
This North Shore surfer and musician is famous for "Better Together" and uses his music to support Hawaiian schools.
Who is Jack Johnson?
This goblet-shaped drum, carved from a single piece of wood and topped with goatskin, is one of West Africa's most famous instruments.
What is a Djembe?
This 2002 Disney movie set in Kauai features the hit song "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" by Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu.
What is Lilo & Stitch?