World Music - Africa Unit Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
musically, africa spills over its geographic boundaries - Answers
people from africa have always shaped world history - Answers if we invoke images - egypt, ethiopic, the
moors, swahili, commerce in humans and precious metals, we know africa is not separate from europe,
asia and america
music is humanly made sound; it moves with humankind in our explorations, conquests, migrations and
enslavement - Answers
music is never pure; music cultures are always changing and being shaped by many outside influences -
Answers music cultures blend along a subtle continuum.
african influenced music now circulates the planet by means of electronic media - Answers after ppl
learn new things about music, their own music cultures adjust
the african continent has 2 broad zones; - Answers 1; the Maghreb, both of the sahara desert
2; sub saharan africa
north africa and the Horn of africa have much in common w mediterranean and western asia - Answers
as civilizations from the north (greece, rome) and east (turkey, arabia) have impacted the north, the
south has influenced the Maghreb as well - Answers africa south of sahara has been isolated form the
old world civilizations of europe and asia
africa can be viewed symbolically, psychologically and geographically - Answers
more than 1,000 diff tribes are spread throughout africa's 53 countries - Answers
the history and cultural geography of sub saharan africa vary tremendously - Answers
people in africa don't think of themselves as "african" - Answers identify arises from local connections of
gender, age, kinship, place, language, religion and work
ethnicity comes into play only in the presence of people from a different group - Answers rather than
making essential characteristics of individuals, these terms suggest relationships among ppl
africa serves as a resonant symbol for many ppl - Answers industrialized citizens of information societies
may envision africa as either a pastoral Eden or impoverished 3rd world
historically regarded as a land of heathens by muslims and christians, africa is a fount of ancient wisdom
for those who practice religions such as santeria or vodun - Answers africa is a psychic space, not just a
physical place
5 african music cultures in course packet - Answers
,generalizations about african music-culture
-music making events - Answers like work music everywhere, this performance lifted workers' spirits and
enabled them to coordinate their efforts; music often helps control mood of the workplace
african music often happens in social situations where people's primary goals are not artistic; music is
for ceremonies, work, or play; music making contributes to an event's success by focusing attention,
communicating info or encouraging social solidarity and transforming consciousness - Answers
-expression in many media - Answers africans set music in a social context and associate it w other
expressive activities; music making is usually not the exclusive purpose of an event
-music style - Answers the whistled tune is a ham called "bompata"; melody has european music
qualities, percussion has african styles like polyrhythm, repetition and improvisation
-history - Answers music cultures of euriope, asia and the americas have strongly affected those in africa
foreigners, christians and musicals, sailors and soldiers, traders and revealers, broth to africa
instruments, repertories and ideas
throughout africa, christianity and islam have exited a profound influence on musical style. west asian
civilization has had a effect on african musical instruments like the plucked lutes, double reeds and
goblet shaped drums of sahel area - Answers euro american influence of cuban rumba on pop music
came from central africa and african american spirituals on southern african religious music
music professionalism is an idea about music the developed in africa by means of the intercultural
exchange of ideas - Answers
-participation - Answers postal worker song welcomes social engagement; much african music shares
this generous open heated quality that welcomes participation
-training - Answers a musical education depends on a society wide process of enculturation (the process
of leaning one's culture gradually during childhood)
raised in this manner, africans learn a way of being in response to music; genetic and sacred forces may
shape musicality, but culture is the indispensable element in music training - Answers
-beliefs and values - Answers africans conceive of music as a necessary and normal part of life; music
fuses with other life processes; not comodieites separable from the flux of life
-intercultural misunderstanding - Answers beliefs and attitudes about music make intercultural
understanding a challenge, especially for scientifically minded people form connect music cultures
, toward participation - Answers i hesitate to say that the postal work song is music bc that would imply
that the postal workers share my ideas about music; even though they don't quite regard this as music,
it sounds great
for many africans, music is a living thing ensouled by the spiritual energy that travels through it -
Answers
Agbekor: music and dance of the ewe people - Answers
ewe founded settlements near the mouth of the volta river
society based on territorial divisions headed by chiefs
unit of social life is the extended family
religion permeates all aspects of family and community life - Answers agbekor (extended music and
dance performance) an important cultural and musical event in ewe life
in west africa, a type of singing and drumming is agbekor - Answers this music features a percussion
ensemble and chorus of singers; a complex lead drumming part rides on a rick polyrhythmic texture,
ensemble of bells, rattles and drums of diff sizes
-call and response songs
agbekor is a creation of ewe speaking people who live on the atlantic coast of western africa in the
states of Ghana and Togo - Answers
The Ewe people: history - Answers triumph over adversity is a theme in ewe oral history. until their
present territory, they lived as a minority in the kingdoms of more populous and powerful pals like the
yoruba and fon
Agokoli, the tyrannical king of Notsie, a walled city state located in now southern togo..... - Answers
agokoli's warriors got intimidated by the fierce drumming, and and ewe were able to escape
-they moved southwest and founded settlements along a large lagoon near mouth of Volta river
ewe communities grew and multiplied, the small settlements expanded into territoial divisions who
inhabitants could all trace male ancestors to the original villages - Answers family heads or distinguished
war leaders became chiefs; each division cherished its independence
ewe ppl have never supported a hierarchical concentration of power - Answers
the important unit of ewe social life has been the extended family. members of a lineage (ppl who can
trace their genealogy to a common ancestor) share rights and obligations - Answers lineage elders hold
positions of secular and sacred authority.
musically, africa spills over its geographic boundaries - Answers
people from africa have always shaped world history - Answers if we invoke images - egypt, ethiopic, the
moors, swahili, commerce in humans and precious metals, we know africa is not separate from europe,
asia and america
music is humanly made sound; it moves with humankind in our explorations, conquests, migrations and
enslavement - Answers
music is never pure; music cultures are always changing and being shaped by many outside influences -
Answers music cultures blend along a subtle continuum.
african influenced music now circulates the planet by means of electronic media - Answers after ppl
learn new things about music, their own music cultures adjust
the african continent has 2 broad zones; - Answers 1; the Maghreb, both of the sahara desert
2; sub saharan africa
north africa and the Horn of africa have much in common w mediterranean and western asia - Answers
as civilizations from the north (greece, rome) and east (turkey, arabia) have impacted the north, the
south has influenced the Maghreb as well - Answers africa south of sahara has been isolated form the
old world civilizations of europe and asia
africa can be viewed symbolically, psychologically and geographically - Answers
more than 1,000 diff tribes are spread throughout africa's 53 countries - Answers
the history and cultural geography of sub saharan africa vary tremendously - Answers
people in africa don't think of themselves as "african" - Answers identify arises from local connections of
gender, age, kinship, place, language, religion and work
ethnicity comes into play only in the presence of people from a different group - Answers rather than
making essential characteristics of individuals, these terms suggest relationships among ppl
africa serves as a resonant symbol for many ppl - Answers industrialized citizens of information societies
may envision africa as either a pastoral Eden or impoverished 3rd world
historically regarded as a land of heathens by muslims and christians, africa is a fount of ancient wisdom
for those who practice religions such as santeria or vodun - Answers africa is a psychic space, not just a
physical place
5 african music cultures in course packet - Answers
,generalizations about african music-culture
-music making events - Answers like work music everywhere, this performance lifted workers' spirits and
enabled them to coordinate their efforts; music often helps control mood of the workplace
african music often happens in social situations where people's primary goals are not artistic; music is
for ceremonies, work, or play; music making contributes to an event's success by focusing attention,
communicating info or encouraging social solidarity and transforming consciousness - Answers
-expression in many media - Answers africans set music in a social context and associate it w other
expressive activities; music making is usually not the exclusive purpose of an event
-music style - Answers the whistled tune is a ham called "bompata"; melody has european music
qualities, percussion has african styles like polyrhythm, repetition and improvisation
-history - Answers music cultures of euriope, asia and the americas have strongly affected those in africa
foreigners, christians and musicals, sailors and soldiers, traders and revealers, broth to africa
instruments, repertories and ideas
throughout africa, christianity and islam have exited a profound influence on musical style. west asian
civilization has had a effect on african musical instruments like the plucked lutes, double reeds and
goblet shaped drums of sahel area - Answers euro american influence of cuban rumba on pop music
came from central africa and african american spirituals on southern african religious music
music professionalism is an idea about music the developed in africa by means of the intercultural
exchange of ideas - Answers
-participation - Answers postal worker song welcomes social engagement; much african music shares
this generous open heated quality that welcomes participation
-training - Answers a musical education depends on a society wide process of enculturation (the process
of leaning one's culture gradually during childhood)
raised in this manner, africans learn a way of being in response to music; genetic and sacred forces may
shape musicality, but culture is the indispensable element in music training - Answers
-beliefs and values - Answers africans conceive of music as a necessary and normal part of life; music
fuses with other life processes; not comodieites separable from the flux of life
-intercultural misunderstanding - Answers beliefs and attitudes about music make intercultural
understanding a challenge, especially for scientifically minded people form connect music cultures
, toward participation - Answers i hesitate to say that the postal work song is music bc that would imply
that the postal workers share my ideas about music; even though they don't quite regard this as music,
it sounds great
for many africans, music is a living thing ensouled by the spiritual energy that travels through it -
Answers
Agbekor: music and dance of the ewe people - Answers
ewe founded settlements near the mouth of the volta river
society based on territorial divisions headed by chiefs
unit of social life is the extended family
religion permeates all aspects of family and community life - Answers agbekor (extended music and
dance performance) an important cultural and musical event in ewe life
in west africa, a type of singing and drumming is agbekor - Answers this music features a percussion
ensemble and chorus of singers; a complex lead drumming part rides on a rick polyrhythmic texture,
ensemble of bells, rattles and drums of diff sizes
-call and response songs
agbekor is a creation of ewe speaking people who live on the atlantic coast of western africa in the
states of Ghana and Togo - Answers
The Ewe people: history - Answers triumph over adversity is a theme in ewe oral history. until their
present territory, they lived as a minority in the kingdoms of more populous and powerful pals like the
yoruba and fon
Agokoli, the tyrannical king of Notsie, a walled city state located in now southern togo..... - Answers
agokoli's warriors got intimidated by the fierce drumming, and and ewe were able to escape
-they moved southwest and founded settlements along a large lagoon near mouth of Volta river
ewe communities grew and multiplied, the small settlements expanded into territoial divisions who
inhabitants could all trace male ancestors to the original villages - Answers family heads or distinguished
war leaders became chiefs; each division cherished its independence
ewe ppl have never supported a hierarchical concentration of power - Answers
the important unit of ewe social life has been the extended family. members of a lineage (ppl who can
trace their genealogy to a common ancestor) share rights and obligations - Answers lineage elders hold
positions of secular and sacred authority.
