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Acacdeca Music 2018
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1
Harmony is...
Two or more pitches sounding simultaneously
The organization of beats
The presence of two or more rhythms
A sequence of individual pitches
2
Metals that were used when making drums and xylophones include all of the following EXCEPT...
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Copper
3
Examples of Aerophone instruments include all of the following EXCEPT...
Flute
Trumpet
Drums
Oboe
4
Who is the creator of mbalax?
Pascal Tabu
Joseph Kabasele
Franco Luambo
Youssou N'Dour
5
All are instruments reserved for griots EXCEPT the...
Ngoni/Koni
Kora
Bala/Balafon
Kabu
6
Out of the 2,000 languages in Africa, the main language family found in North Africa is...
Niger-Congo
Afro-Asiatic
Khosian
Nilo-Saharan
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All are elements that characterize Central African vocal music EXCEPT...
Vocables
Yodeling
Monorythm
Polyphony
8
A well-known Nubian composer and 'ud player is...
Nyabi D. Ukpong
Hamza El Din
Dinga Mufasa
Wasadja Pyn
9
What is the subject matter of "Jarabi?"
Sadness
Confronting anger
Finding love
Happiness
10
What three musical cultures does taarab use?
West African, Turkish, and Pacific Ocean
South African, Ottoman, and Black Sea
East African, Arab, and Indian Ocean
North African, Mediterranean, and the Nile
11
The one (of the four) Mande traditions that pre-dates Sunjata and Islam is...
Modern orchestra
Jeliya
Drum traditions
Hunter's music
12
Homo sapiens first appeared in eastern and southern Africa...
90,000 years ago
40,000 years ago
72,000 years ago
200,000 years ago
13
One of Mali's most famous jelis who won the Grammy's twice is...
Konkoba
Toumani Diabate
Sidiki Diabate
Kaira Akan
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Arab-inspired singing tended to be...
Ornate
Syllabic
Melismatic
Insolent
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Who was responsible for popularizing the jembe?
Edward W. Blyden
Mamady Keita
Kobla Ladzepo
Abraham Adzenyah
