MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ostinato, Drum, Music Of Africa
4 Apr 2016
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=percussion music that accompanies traditional dance movement often, a close relationship between drumming rhythms and dance movements (drummers are usually also good dancers and vice versa) Among the ewe, dance drumming repertoire is performed and perpetuated by: clubs. Teaching and learning often, african music is learned through enculturation: slow learning through absorption; no formal teaching. Difficult or complex repertoire, however, may be specifically taught by rote (observation and emulation) Prefix atsia means display showing off, strutting your stuff original context: war atamuga ( the great oath ) Prior to battle: intended to inspire the warriors after battle: used to display deeds ,to show what had happened. Drumming singing choreography costumes (including weapons at times) The ewe are no longer at war with anyone, so agbekor is performed on purely social occasions: funerals, public social events, celebrations. A performance of agbekor could last 2-3 hours. For agbekor, the double bell is the timekeeper.
