WorksheetsMUSIC OF AFRICA QUIZ 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the popular genre of African music?
African heavy metal
Bongo flava
Apala
Batuque
What are some of the instruments used in African music?
Guitar
Cello
Drums
Cowbell
How is African music composed?
With expressive, rhythmic beats
With little structure
With melancholy feeling
With preppy, fast beats
What are the two distinct African music groups?
Sudanese music/Kenyan music
Central African music/Southern African music
East African music/West African music
North African music/Black African music
What instruments are used in North African music?
Strings
Woodwinds
Percussion
Brass
Where is Black African music found?
South Sudan
Sub-Saharan regions
Central Africa
Sahel
What are some South African instruments?
Imifece
Gong
Djembe
Kisanji
What does "rap" mean in Africa?
Fast talking
Rhyming
To converse(talk)
Singing
What is rap used for?
To express feeling
Chanting or speaking art
How was Hip-Hop discovered?
By DJ's who exchanged portions or "samples" of rhythmic beats and "looped" them to create compositions
By DJ's incorporating different African rhythms into modern songs to create a whole new song
By using funky, soulful rhythms to create an unique African piece
By using sad rhythms to make a mixtape
