WMC Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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WMC Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Akan - Correct Answer- a large ethnic group of West Africa concentrated principally in the
modern nation of Ghana
atumpan - Correct Answer- a set of two large drums used by the Akan for drum speech and
also in other contexts
bala/balafon...
WMC Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Akan - Correct Answer- a large ethnic group of West Africa concentrated principally in the
modern nation of Ghana
atumpan - Correct Answer- a set of two large drums used by the Akan for drum speech and
also in other contexts
bala/balafon - Correct Answer- Xylophone of the Made people of West Africa, one of several
instruments historically identified with the musical traditions of jeliya
Damascus Kafumbe - Correct Answer- baganda royal lineage
dawuro - Correct Answer- a repeating rhythmic pattern on an iron bell
drum speech - Correct Answer- linguistic use of certain types of West African drums in
certain contexts, which is made possible by the use of tonal languages
endongo - Correct Answer- bowl shaped lyre
fon - Correct Answer- one of the major ethnic groups in the West African nation of Benin;
Angelique Kidjo is of Fon heritage and many of her songs are in the Fon language.
fontomfrom - Correct Answer- Akan royal drum ensemble featuring several drums and the
dawuro iron bell
isicathamiya - Correct Answer- South African a cappella vocal genre; largely identified with
the conic group Ladysmith Black Mambazo
jeli/jelimuso/jelilu - Correct Answer- A Mande griot. Most of the leading jelilu are descended
from a hereditary jeli family. Those who are instrumetalists play specific jeli instruments such
as kora bala and koni
, koni - Correct Answer- Banjo like plucked chordophone of the Nade; jeli instrument.
Bassekou Kouyate is one of its best known exponents.
kora - Correct Answer- 21 string Mande spike harp chordophone; jeli instrument. Sidiki,
Toumani, and Mamadou Diabate represent one of the great lineages of kora players
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Correct Answer- South African a cappella group, collaborated
with Paul Simon in 1980
Luganda - Correct Answer- language that is used by Damascus
mande - Correct Answer- major ethnic group of western africa, concentrated in areas of Mali,
Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Gambia. Principal subgroups are the Maninka and
Mandinka
polyvocality - Correct Answer- Comprising "many voices"; in the chapter, relates to the
conversational dimension of much West African music, wherein many voices-- vocal and or
instrumental-- may speak and be heard all at once, expressing a unified diversity of views and
perspectives.
Seckou Keita - Correct Answer- royal Keita who broke rank to be a musician
the 6 "musical Africanisms" - Correct Answer- Complex polyphonic textures,Layered
ostinatos with varied repetition, Conversational element, Improvisation, Timbral variety,
Distinctive pitch systems and scales
Twi - Correct Answer- a tonal language
Acrassicauda - Correct Answer- is a heavy metal band formed in war-torn Baghdad, Iraq
asil - Correct Answer- Balance was desired between that which was authentically Egyptian-
Arab
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