Musical Genres 1

What is a highly rhythmic type of music that usually includes rap?

• Hip-hop

• Rap

• Pop

• Jazz

It is used to describe fusion of Western African and Black American music.

• Acrobat

• Axe

• Afrobeat

• Akpala

It is composed of a Western-style melodic-harmonic base with African sounds and characteristics, American pop and rock music mannerisms, and a preference for a loud volume in the bass.

• Bossa Nova

• Reggae

• Foxtrot

• Paso Doble

Traditionally, it pertains to melodies and songs of the common people handed down from one generation to the next.

• Folk Music

• Country Music

• Western Music

• Generational Music

Its musical characteristics are simple tune, usually sung solo and accompanied by a guitar, a banjo, or occasional whistling.

• Rock and Roll

• Country and Western Music

• Jazz

• Pop

The tempo varied from 30 to 40 bars per minute and had a simple duple meter with regular 4-bar phrases.

• Cha Cha

• Reggae

• Ragtime

• Foxtrot

It first surfaced in the African state of Pernambuco, combining the strong rhythm of African percussion instruments with Portuguese melodies.

• Maracatu

• Blues

• Soul

• Spritual

It is a hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music played on drum with guitar accompaniment, and influenced by mbira-based guitar styles.

• Juju

• Jive

• Jit

• Jojo

It combined the Afro-American forms such as the blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music with Western swing and country music. The lead instruments were the piano and saxophone, but these were eventually replaced by modern instruments.

• Alternative Music

• Disco

• Rock and Roll

• Rap

A music that serves as an outlet for their deepest feelings, the Africans used music to recall their nostalgic past in their home country as well as to voice out their sentiments on their desperate condition as slaves in America.

• Ballads

• OPM

• Jazz Music

• Salsa