World Music

World Music

Multiple Choice

What country do you think this piece is from?

• Sweden

• Spain

• Germany

• Russia

Vårvindar Friska

• Lyric Translation:

  Spring breezes weave and whisper,

  All through the trees, now green,

  As young lovers be.

  Streams flow in a hurry,

  No rest or worry

  Until their foam meets the sea.

• Swedish folk music

Multiple Choice

What region of the world do you think this piece is from?

• North Africa

• South America

• Eastern Europe

• South East Asia

Indonesian Gamelon

• Gamelon refers to the whole group of players

• Includes xylphone and other percussion instruments

• Many metal instruments called "Metalphones"

• The Gamelon divides the octave into 5 or 7 notes instead of 12.

Multiple Choice

The Maasai people are an ethnic group from Kenya and Tanzania. This clip is from Mr. Smith's trip to Tanzania in 2009.

What region of Africa do you think Tanzania and Kenya found in?

• North African

• East Africa

• Central Africa

• West Africa

Welcome Song

• This song was used to welcome visitors to the tribe.

• Many Maasai live on protected nature reservations. This tribe lived in the Ngoro Ngoro crater

• No instruments in most Maasai music - just singing and dancing

Open Ended

Which country in Asia do you think Taiko drumming is from?

Taiko Drumming

• The first drums were brought to Japan in the 6th century

• The function of drums has changed from ceremonies, war purposes, and theatre performances

• Many aspects of playing are compared to martial arts, such as the playing stance, or "form"

Poll

Do you know who this artist is?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Sort Of

Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

• Selena was popular for performing Cumbia Music

• Cumbia is now featured in many Latin American Countries

• Instruments and styles came to South America with the slave trade.

• This music incorporates influences from: Africa, Spain, and Native Columbians

Multiple Choice

What type of instrument was NOT included?

• Horn

• Strings

• Percussion

• Voice

The Zulu People

• Zulu people make up the largest ethnic group in South Africa

• Traditionally, they are known for being great warriors

• South African's also sing " isicathamiya", the A Capella style like Lady Smith Black Mambazo

Multiple Choice

What kind of song do you think this is?

• Lullaby

• Work Song

• Religious Ceremony

• Love Song

Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her

• Celtic Music (Ireland, Scotland, and others)

• Sea Shanty turned Folk Song

• "her" refers to the ship, not a person

• Would be sung after the last duty of a voyage, after which all hands would leave the ship

Open Ended

What region of the world do you think this music comes from?

Inuit Throat Singing

• From the arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska

• Traditionally performed by two women face to face with no accompaniment

• No concrete ending to the piece, just who can last longer

Multiple Choice

What language do you think this is?

• French

• Russian

• Italian

• Latvian

• Portuguese

Raganu Nakts

• Traditional Latvian folk song

• Sung for Midsummer solstice festival

• Nature centric in its lyrical content

• Additive meter (non western time signature)

Poll

What region of the world do you think this song is from?

• Baltic (Eastern Europe)

• Middle East

• South Asian (India)

• South American

Nami Nami

• Traditional Arabic lullaby

• Utilizes a variety of traditional Middle Eastern Instruments

• Sung throughout the Middle East

Open Ended

What instruments do you recognize in the video clip?

Raga Abheri

• Carnatic music is a system of music most associated with South Indian Culture

• Raga is a scale, Abheri is a type of scale

• Carnatic music in India has a detailed and extensive set of rules

• Carnatic Indian music contains quarter steps