MUS 1751 Chapter : MA 1751 Chapter 4 Test 2
Document Summary
The jalolu: musicians/historians of west africa: mandinka people. Ethnic group of 11 million across west africa. Common ancestry, language, and tradition shared through oral history performed by jalolu: jali: singer, poet, instrumentalist, storyteller, jalolu music is characterized by call and response: solo/chorus song style. Gender roles dictate who plays: balafon: xylophone, nagoni:5 stringer lute, bolon: arched harp. Jalolou music: features balanced oppositions: solo/chorus, song/narrative, male/female voices, voice/instrument, two categories of kora playing: 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. African diaspora: the blues: roots in african-american work songs, field hollers, and spirituals, african influences: Musical style: call and response, rhythmic patterns, sliding pitches. Standard blues form: 12 bar blues: 3 sections of 4 bars each, first two lines of lyrics repeated + second line of lyrics: aab, harmonic progression: chords change every measure.
