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Vocabulary Terms
100

“Boomba” is an East African genre inspired by this style of music

Hip-Hop

100
"Shaabi" means: 
"Of the People"
100

Which country does K-Pop come from? 

South Korea

100

Rajasthani musicians are born into their positions through a system called: 

Castes 

100

Pentatonic means: 

5 notes in a scale

200

Congolese Rumba has a tempo that can be described as:

Medium-Slow

200

South African House Music is called: 

Kwaito

200

A Phrygian scale is often used in music from which region? 

The Middle East

200

Griots, Ashiqs, and Bakshy are all this kind of musician: 

Traveling musicians

200

Call and Response is used most heavily in music from which continent? 

Africa

300

A djembe is known as a: 

Magic drum
300

Ikinimba is a traditional dance from this country: 

Rwanda

300

Arabesque is a popular dance music from this country: 

Turkey

300

In what musical tradition is a "raga" important? 

Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music

300

A capella means: 

Unaccompanied singing

400

Shaabi is most popular in which region of Africa?

North Africa

400

Zambian popular rock music is called:

Zamrock

400

Meykhana is known in Azerbaijan as:

National Rap

400

Is "Kuy" vocal or instrumental? 

Instrumental

400

Polyphony means: 

Overlapping melodies played at the same time

500

Nigerian musician Fela Kuti created this genre of music:

Afrobeat

500

This South African music features a capella group singing without accompaniment

Isicathamiya

500

What country is "Gamelan" from? 

Indonesia

500

Tea-Picking Opera originates in this country: 

Taiwan

500

A "work song" is a type of call and response song created by: 

Enslaved Africans