MUSIC QUIZ

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of Afrobeat in the context of African music genres?

• It is a traditional folk music style from Nigeria.

• It is a genre of music used only for religious ceremonies.

• It is a style of music that originated in South Africa.

• It represents the fusion of Western African and Black American music.

Multiple Choice

Which African music genre fuses the afro-caribbean styles of marcha and reggae, and is played by carnival bands?

• Jit

• Jive

• Axe

• Kwassa kwassa

Multiple Select

Select all the genres that are primarily associated with dance.

• Axe

• Jit

• Jive

• Kwassa Kwassa

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Kwassa Kwassa is correct?

• It began in Zaire in the 1980s and was popularized by Kanda Bongo Man.

• It is a South African 3-chord township music.

• It is a hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music.

• It fuses afro-caribbean styles of marcha and reggae.

Multiple Choice

Which vocal form of African music first emerged in Pernambuco and combines African percussion rhythms with Portuguese melodies?

• Spiritual

• Maracatu

• Blues

• Soul

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of Soul music as described in the lesson?

• Combination of R&B and jazz

• Handclaps and body moves

• Call and response

• Portuguese melodies

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Apala music is traditionally used to wake up worshippers after fasting during

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The method of succession of two distinct musical phrases rendered by different musicians is called

and response.