MUS 1751 Chapter : Chapter 4
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Definition: groups bound by shared identity and common ancestry. But ethnic boundaries are not easy to delineate. Music is one expression of ethnic identity. The jaloulu: musician/historians of west africa= mandinka people. Mandinka people are trained to learn social history (history performed by jaloulu) They perform at weddings, funerals, and other social events. Ethnic group- 11 million people across west africa. Jalolu music is characterized by call and response: solo. Jalolu instrument: kora, a plucked 21-stringed chordophone: kumbengo- accompaniment, to support sinning, birimintingo- improvisatory and virtuosic, no singing. Two styles of singing: donkilo- basic tune, repeated to underscore story concept, sataro- speech-like verse to advance the story. This is when african americans were brought into the new world (slave trade) They brought no material culture to the new world but they brought their social culture. Certain ways of cooking and dances to the new world. Root of blues- african american work songs, field hollers, and spirituals.
