African Chants and Poem

CHANT
Originated from the French word
CHANTER.
It is measured or rhythmical
singing or reciting.
 CALL AND RESPONSE
The most common style of
chanting and reciting among
the different African ethnic
groups.
 AFRICAN CHANTS GENRES

Hunting chants or poems

Agricultural work songs
or chants
 HUNTING CHANTS OR POEM
Sung or recited to express the
hazards and uncontrollable
thrill that a hunter
experience when hunting for
wild game.
 AGRICULTURAL WORK SONGS OR
CHANTS
Associated with farm work
like tilling the soil,
planting, harvesting and
threshing.