AFRICAN MUSIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOS0kA_O6IQ
As to
music: there was a huge wave of South African pop of various styles, from very
traditional to very “westernized” (the “western” pop music tradition that is
already immensely influenced by African music) back in the eighties; finding
some of the old “Sound of Soweto” compilations would be a great start. Also
Mali (as noted above) and especially Senegal have some great exports these days.
African songs can be
solos, duets or choruses, and the most basic type of songs is ‘call and
response’. In call and response type of songs a lead singer sings a line (the
call), which is answered by a chorus (the response). African singers use a wide
variety of sounds. The melodies are short, repeated over and over, also include
whistles and yodels which is peculiar to African style of music. Soloist often
improvises new melodies while the chorus continuous with the original melody
creating a polyphonic structure. Rhythmic and percussive sounds are highly
accentuated. Another important feature of this type of music is body
percussion, such as hand clapping, foot stamping and dance. Africa has a great
influence on world music today. Almost all popular music genres ranging from
Rock and Roll, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Salsa – African music has traces in
all kinds of music. Musical instruments have always been universal components
of human culture. Drums are the most iconic instruments of Africa and have been
an integral part of African life for countless generations.
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