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Academic Decathlon African Music
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A quiz to review some aspects of the African Themed Academic Decathlon Music Section
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1
Fela Kuti, the most internationally known Nigerian music artist, calls his style of music
ngoni
afrobeat
juju
newfunk
2
Taarab is
a musical instrument formed with whittled and hardened wood
the most common instrument played on the Swahili Coast
a musical genre having Arab, Indian Ocean and East influence
a form of music played in Central Africa, effected by Kenya
3
Rhythm is defined as
The temporal organization of sound
Organization to the pulses and beats to form measures
The speed of a piece of music
The consistent accentuation of the off-beats
4
Africa's early split into kingdoms and states led to the fame of Balla Faseke Kouyate, who was
an Asantehene, the king of Asante
a Shona, stemming from Great Zimbabwe
a kabaka, the king of Buganda
a jeli, a pro oral historian/musician, from ancient Mali
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The category of musical instruments defined by strings, such as lutes, harps, and lyres is
Chordophones
Aerophones
Membranophones
Idiophones
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This area of Africa features polyphonic vocal music (pygmies), Congolese rumba or soukous
North Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
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The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
provided a catalyst for documenting traditional music
set the stage for the creation of the Grammy Awards
invented marketing categories
aided singer Miriam Makeba w/ her activism against apaetheid
8
The leading Congolese orchestra(s) in the 1960s was (were):
Youssou N'Dour
OK Jazz with Franco and Vicky Longomba
El Manisero
N'Dobine
9
Rainfall patterns define climate zones, which are crucial for understanding
European influence on the musical cultures in those areas
Materials available for construction of musical instruments
The ability for diseases to spread within those areas
Lifestyles of people who live in them
10
The pygmy people, located in the forests of the Congo Basin:
use wood etc. in the forest to make frequently played drums
utilize chants to capture their creativity and expression
suffer from the issue of conflict minerals
primarily use their voices to create their music
11
Which section of Africa contains Islam and Arabic culture?
East Africa
West Africa
North Africa
Central Africa
12
Isicathamiya is found in which group:
Zulu
Umm Kulthum
Mbuti
BaBenzele
13
The four major international African music festivals were all of these EXCEPT
Second Pan-African Festival for Arts and Culture
Third World Black Arts Festival
First World Festival of Negro Arts
First Pan-African Cultural Festival
14
El Manisero, an international hit in the early 1930s, was most influenced by
Brazilians
Hatians
Cubans
Panamanians
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The mbria dzavadzimu is:
a specialized mbria wood-type instrument
used for traditional mbria pieces in the aerophone category
an instrument meaning "of the ancestors"
the name of the guitar-like instrument from Zimbabwe
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In West Africa, common instruments played were
mbria, kalimba, sanza, and lamellophone
hand claps, whistling, and vocals
musical bows, soukous, and rumbas
hunters' harps, jembe, kora, ngoni, and bala
17
This texture contains: Melodic lines that all move in the same rhythm, like a four-part harmony
Polyphony
Monophony
Heterophony
Homophony
18
Much of African music involves all of these characterstics EXCEPT
polyrhythm
musical dialogue
improvisation
cyclic form
19
Stacking consecutive fifths and then telescoping them into the space of one octave, 12 times is
Pythagorean tuning
the process of the Pythagorean comma
Scaling
the transferring of steps to cents (100 cents is a 1/2 step)
20
Umm Kulthum, the most well-known singer in the Arab world in the 20th cent. is known for:
her passion
her appearance
her authenticity
her courage
21
The African Dispora is defined as
t/ debate of African cltr. roots (old) vs their routes (new)
the disillusionment of African peoples due to apartheid
sharing aesthetics among dispersed peoples of common origin
contrasting the symbol of music against physical cymbals
22
The traditional music of Mande jelis has most recently opened to the
the incorporation of the guitar
incorporation of modern drum patterns
the incorporation of modern mixing and remastering
fusion of Haitian culture with the current Muslim & Spanish
23
The effect(s) of non-indigenous religions on African music is(are)
The lack of music reshaped and created by Africans
Opportunities for musicians to practice/pass down the craft
The use of music during the practice of Spirit Possession
The eradication of certain kinds of local musical practice
24
Hip Hop, originally developed in the 1970s as a street party music involving DJs, started
in the Bronx area of New York
in the Black Bottom area of Detroit
in the Compton area of Los Angeles
in the South Side area of Chicago
25
Popular dance musics in Africa include all EXCEPT
Cuban Son
Brazilian Samba
Jamaican Reggae
Hatian Mambo
