Western Africa - Music

What is an important part of West Africa life

• MUSIC

• SKATEBOARDING

• GOLF

What can music communicate

• love and hope

• ideas and feelings

• hate and anger

• meh and okay

Music celebrates...

• historic events & important occasions in people's lives

• That one time my teacher gave us extra recess

call and response music

• leader shouts something and people will sing a reply

• when the teacher asks you a questions and you know it

• when you call someone on the phone and they answer

Slaves brought this singing style to America to... (pick the one that does not belong)

• sing songs to ease the burdens of slavery

• celebrate social occasions

• express outrage at their social situation

• introduce the Americans to a new style of music

Does call and response music still exist today

• yes

• no

Griots used all of these instrument EXCEPT...

• Balafon

• Ngoni

• Kora

• Piano

kora

• is like a harp

• its the kora

• the instrument

Songs were used for everything except...

• weddings

• funerals

• when a baby loses its first tooth

• starting school

DRUMS

• played and important role in West African culture

• were used to annoy my brothers and sisters

• I think I have played them in music class

• my dad shreds on the drums