World Music: The African Beats
World Music: The African Beats
World Music: The African Beats
The Location
(insert map of Africa)
(type the following above or below the map of Africa)
Percussion Instruments
(give a definition of percussion instruments)
(explain the difference between a tuned percussion
instrument and untuned percussion instrument)
(insert picture of a funny percussion meme)
Talking Drums
(find out what Talking Drum is, give a written definition,
as well as include a picture of someone playing the
talking drum)
Insert a video link (youtube) of someone playing the
talking drum (I think theres one on youtube that
someone use the talking drum to play Happy Birthday,
but you might be able to find others)
String Instrument
(give a definition of string instrument)
(find pictures of different ways of playing the string
instrument- plucking, bowing, strumming)
(insert a funny meme of string instrument)
Kora
Kora is a 12-stringed harp-lute
Find a picture of somebody playing the kora, as well as
a video link
African Singing
(listen to Mbube, Soloman Lindas Original Evening
Birds , and Kangivumanga, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
on youtube
(write down the features of African music you can
detect in both pieces)
(write down the difference you notice in the two
performances)
Tips~
1. Start easy (2-3 word sentences/phrase is perfectly
fine!)
2. Keep the flow (make sure the end of phrases rhyme as
much as possible)
3. Include metaphors (descriptions and comparisons can
make the lyrics stand out and be funny/sharp/scary?!)