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Fela Kuti
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Define Responsorial Forms
Call and response music
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What materials are rattles made of?
Baskets, gourds, seed pods and beads
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What 3 traditional ways of life are still vital to most Africans?
Farming, Nomadic Herding, Hunting and Gathering.
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What other performing art almost always accompanies African music?
Dancing
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Which American people and groups inspired Kuti’s music?
The Black Panthers and Malcom X
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Define Ostinato
What is a repeated pattern in music
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How do African drums allow for greater resonance?
They are open at the bottom. Held at an angle, or mounted on a frame
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There are two main functions of music in West Africa. What are they?
Entertainment and a way to communicate the history and stories of people
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How does a talking-drum imitate tonal language?
It can imitate rhythm and pitch of speech patterns.
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What influence did Fela Kuti’s mother have on his own career?
He focused on social justice because his mother was a pioneering activist for social justice and women’s rights
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Define: Polyrhythm
Rhythms that occur simultaneously in two different meters with different starting points.
300
Define Membranophoe and give an example
An instrument in which the sound is produced by a stretched membrane, such as a drum.
300
How does one become a “jali”?
They must be born into the profession
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What type of animal is stretched over a kora and what are the strings made of?
The animal skin used is generally antelope and the strings are made from leather or nylon
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What 4 things was Kuti protesting in Africa?
Military dictatorships, oppression against the poor, Western Imperialism and corruption.
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What is tonal language?
When words have different meanings based on their inflection.
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Define Idiophone and give an example
An instrument the whole of which vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, such as a bell, gong, or rattle.
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What is tonal language?
When words have different meanings based on their inflection.
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Name the principal instrument of the Jali
The Kora
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How did the Nigerian government respond to his music?
The terrorized his family, beat him, and imprisoned him
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Define the following terms: Ostinato, Responsorial Forms, Tonal Language, and Polyrhythm
Ostinato: A short pattern that is repeated over and over. Responsorial Forms: call and response music Tonal language: When words have different meanings based on their inflection. Polyrhythm: Rhythms that occur simultaneously in two different meters with different starting points.
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How do Africans use xylophones differently?
They have wooden keys and are mounted on a gourd. They are smaller and hang around the neck.
500
How is music and language connected?
drumming rhythms and pitches use the syllables of words and create a form of speech
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Describe the Kora
The Kora is a hybrid between a harp and a lute. It has 21 strings that are attached on two sides of the bridge.
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How did Kuti die and what do you think his legacy to African music was?
He died of AIDS. His legacy is that he combined African heritage with different genres of music. He was also a large political figure for the people.