http://youtu.

be/Qu_-htNFTb0
 Rai
 Rai music is a popular genre of world music
from the Northern African country of Algeria.
 Rai is pronounced "rye" or "rah-AY" and
translates as "opinion".
 Rai sounds like pop music, sung in Arabic with
a clear Worldbeat influence.
 Rai lyrics are blunt, describing pain and joy of
everyday life.
 Rai
 Rai musicians generally refer to themselves
as either cheb if they are young and playing
more modern styles of Rai, and
shikh/cheikh if they are older and playing
more traditional styles.
 These titles are cultural definitions, and they
have both positive and negative relations
within the Algerian Islamic culture as a
whole.
 Jeli Kora Players
 Western Africa
 Jeli musicians are responsible
generation after generation
to hold on to their traditions.
 The art of the Kora is an
ancient one, and among
the Manding people of
Western Africa, the group of
people designated to carry
it on are called the Jeli
Kora

http://youtu.be/S5Blpqfka5A
 Desert Blues
 Music of Sahara Desert
 Connected to American Music Blues, also
influenced by Reggae music
 Uses traditional western instruments and
chanting
 Also use traditional, simple, African
instruments
 http://youtu.be/r3PDEbRCkHU

Desert Blues
 n’jurkle, a one-stringed West African lute
 n'jarka, a one-stringed fiddle,
 n'goni, a four-stringed lute.
 Eventually Touré transferred to guitar.


 Kenyan Music
• The music of Kenya is both diverse and inclusive.
People of the Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin,
Kamba, Kisii, Meru, Swahili, and Maasai cultures,
as well as hundreds of smaller tribes, make up the
local population.

• There's also a large international population, who

have migrated to Kenya over hundreds of years
to work in Nairobi, on coastal ports, or in mines.
 Kenyan Music
 This musical diversity gives Kenya a unique, and
really fun, musical landscape.

 Guitar is most common instrument

 Most lyrics are in Swahili or Lingala
 Word Benga is used to describe other
instruments such as bass, percussion, and
“pop” instruments
http://youtu.be/BXvKJKUtPKI http://youtu.be/TFjNsT6jQdY
 DIDJERIDU- Instrument made of bamboo or hardened
tree wood- Hollowed out bore
 Played similarly to a Tuba

 BULLROARER- a slate of wood

 Played by spinning above head

 GUMLEAF- simply a leaf

 Played by pressing leave against lips and both hands-
similar to a duck call

 Clapsticks- Claves-struck at the same time together to

create a clap noise
 http://youtu.be/jpWUEEuXBtg

http://youtu.be/9g592I-p-dc