Sub-Saharan Music Quiz

What is the meaning of 'ostinato rhythm'?

• A repeated melodic pattern as a musical foundation.

• A repeated rhythmic pattern as a musical foundation.

• Angled stick used by African Percussionist.

Drums of the Ewe people that can alter pitch

• djembe

• cabasa

• talking drum

• elbow stick

Element of call and response in African music

• responsorial form

• polyrhythm

• polyphonic

Mbira

• membranophones

• aerophones

• idiophones

balafon

• membranophones

• aerophones

• idiophones

When a piece of music has many overlapping separate rhythms of different meters or different accents.

• monophony

• polyphony

• polyrhythm

Choose the correct classification for the instrument shown.

• idiohphones

• membranophones

• aerophones

What is the name of this instrument?

• maracas

• shekere

• kora