Music from West Africa

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Music from West Africa
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OUTCOME

• I will be able to describe music from West Africa.

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Timbre
Djembe
Talking Drum
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Timbre (Continued)
Gonkoqui
Kalimba or Thumb Piano
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Timbre (cont.)
Amandinda
Shakere
African Flute
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Rhythm

• Polyrhythms
• Layers of rhythms
• Complicated

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Melody
The melody is usually easy to sing since the
rhythm is so complicated The melody is usually
UNISON.
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Form
Call and Response
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Tempo
Often fast and energetic.
Harmony
Not so much
Dynamics
Depends on the music.
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Purpose
CEREMONIAL Music for worship.
RECREATIONAL
Storytelling. Stories were used to pass on the
history of the community. Myths. Fables and
lessons were taught through the stories.
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Cultural Connections
Instruments were made from natural resources.
Drums animal skins, trees, logs. Shakeres
gourds and beads.
These music elements were brought to America by
the enslaved.
The music was passed down from generation to
generation. Master Drummers were the musical
stars. Slave owners banned drums because of the
communication And signals.
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Cultural Connections (continued)
West African culture influenced American music
more than any other culture. Rap, hip-hop,
popular, rock and roll, jazz, swing, gospel, r
b, reggae, broadway,
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