ETHNOMUS 25 Study Guide - Final Guide: Haile Selassie, Reggie Rockstone, Dancehall

• School: UCLA
• Department: Ethnomusicology
• Course: ETHNOMUS 25
• Professor: J E S S E D.R U S K I N

Document Summary

What is palmwine music, where did it develop, and who introduced its characteristic guitar. Palmwine music is a form of highlife (a genre that originated in ghana, influenced by brass-band music of the europeans) It is characterized by cross-fingering guitar techniques introduced by kru sailors in coastal. Palmwine music > nigerian juju / guitar-band highlife. Elements of swing and jazz in highlife music are introduced by british and american servicemen during world war 2. Mensah was the leader of his tempos band. He popularized african music throughout west africa by introducing afro-cuban percussion into highlife music in ghana. Influenced by james brown"s style of soul/funk, evident in the raspy vocals , emphasis on verbal dexterity over lyrical content, and the technique of rapping . Bell and shaker pattern over a funk groove, which emphasizes the 2 and 4 beat of every four-beat measure. Keep your eyes on the road is considered the first hiplife song.