Music, dance and story telling are among the forms of art that have been kept century after century in Africa. Everyday life activities in traditional Africa included music and many other cultural experiences. Music and dance were traditions that characterized an African musical expression and played an important role in the lives of the people.The traditional music of Africa possessed a distinguishing feature of rhythmic complexity like no other continent. Music was highly functional in ethnic life, accompanying birth, marriage, hunting and even political activities.Before the 20th century, music was very different when compared to the 21st century music. Special occasions owned a distinctive type of African music.
I thought they were most similar to a jazz band, but they did things that a lot of different styles don’t do in America. For instance, they had a Steel drum song, a tabla, and the Tuvan throat singer. The most peculiar instrument, I thought, was the drumitar made by future man. At first, I didn’t know what it was; it looked too big to be a keyboard. Adding it all together, it felt like each sound worked together to get this awesome combination of sounds.
Key features used in western African music - repetition: melodies and rhythms being played over and over again - improvisation: melodies and rhythms being made up as they go along - call and response: usually a solo performer signs something and a larger group then repeats what has just been sung Layered textures: music built up from independent lines that are designed to be heard together All these are used in Yiri, Yiri is performed by koko. Koko is a group of six professional musicians from the country Burkina Faso. Three different sections Introduction - balafon solo using tremolo Main section - drums play ostinato and there is a strong clear pulse, halfway through koko sings using call and response between soloist and choir Coda - a short phrase for balafon played five times each varied versions, the drums is interrupted rests and a bell is used to end. Yiri means wood because most of the instruments are made out of wood apart from the bell. They perform the music from memory then listen to the recordings and note the music down this is called transcription.
There are organizations that are dedicated to preserving the ancient dances and chants.This is so that we can preserve the ancient dances and chants so nthe public can see the dances ho they were originally performed. XI. Hula and its competative sides. Hawaiis biggest Hula competition is the Merrie Monarch festival. Merrie Monarch was King David Kalakauas nickname for his strength to bring hula back.
The music was generally fast and the sound was very brassy to me. The purpose of the songs they were playing seem to be expressing a mood to me, as if the audience should be very awake and alert. It was not calming at all but I'm not sure it was supposed to be! I would say that the overall unifying principle of the entire concert is the range in melody. The choir put a spin on the way I ever looked at lyrics but the melody that they created was both high and low, they just stayed in harmony even when they weren't all singing at one and it was guys vs girls.
They took skiffle and turned it into rock and roll. They sang with easy lyrics and fun tempos. They were not known for powerful songs, but where they lacked in meaning they exploded in there poise and charisma. The style of music that the Beatles brought in was adopted by many newer bands such as the Byrds and the Beach
Everyone from all type of colors came to listen to him sing. The Temptations were a group that also sang soul. The way that they sang was a lot different from how Ray Charles sang. The Temptations sang a lot softer and with less "fun." Soul could be defined as a lot of different things.
I also really enjoyed when the two guys would beep bop while they were playing. The two would sing notes and it really worked very well together. Another part that was my favorite was the female student who did a cover of Bob Marley. First Bob Marley is not jazz at all, and rather just reggae. So I was very interested in hearing how they were going to prepare for this.
The montuno involves a rhythmic backbeat infused with often-improvised solos. These solos became the focus of the mambo, and the most important part of the song. Danzon is widely considered the official style of music in Cuba. The danzon style of music was heavily influenced by the French-Haitian contradance, which was imported to Cuba from Haiti. Originally, danzon orchestras consisted of e typical orchestra instruments.
They are said to hold a strong cultural resemblance to the 'Nago' Folks of Westmoreland. Ettu performances may take place at events such as dinner feasts, weddings, or death ritual events. Ettu Dance Movement and Settings Musical instruments that are used in the Ettu dance and consist of: * A drum played between the knees * A large kerosene tin - the tin has grated sides which were usually scraped very quickly. The rhythm of the Ettu dance is quick and similar to the Haitian folk dance, called 'Mais". The movement, too, was similar to that of the Tambu, and the dance was also first seen to the wider public at the 1966 Festival Competition.