MUSIC IN AFRICA: S. BROWN’S CLASS

Rhythm and Style

Call/Response

Polyrhythms: Different combination of rhythms

Layers of music

Dance• Funerals• Ceremonies• Parties• Concerts• Part of everyday life • Important part of

culture

Musical Practices/Culture

• Music was passed down from one generation to the next

• Used in religious ceremonies• Learned music by ear• Music practice and oral history is

used to transmit information through song.

Instrments•Gyils

•Body Percussion

•Voice

•Kora

•Shakers

•Drums

•Djembe

•Krara

African Music Today• A mixture of modern music

with traditional African music

• Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African band that worked with Paul Simon