MELC

Describe the historical and

cultural background of African
Music.
Listen perceptively to African
music
Pre Test :

Let us try to answer the different question to test

the level of your understanding , before and after
instruction :
And find out WHAT INSTRUCTION you need
more or WHAT you ALREADY KNOW.
 Direction
Select your best answer and write the letter only
A.Music of Africa
B.Afrobeat
C. Apala /Akpala
D. Juju
E. Dun – Dun
F. Kwassa – Kwassa
G Jive
H. Marabi
I . Axe
J. Jit
K. Zouk
A Music of Africa
B Afrobeat
C. Apala /Akpala 1.It is rich and diverse cultural heritage that
D. Juju
E. Dun – Dun
exists in hundreds of different languages.
F. Kwassa – Kwassa 2. It is described as the fusion of west African
G Jive
H. Marabi
and Black American music.
I . Axe 3.It is used to wake up the worshipper after
J. Jit
K. Zouk
fasting during Muslim holy feast of
RAMADAN.
A. Music of
B. Africa
Afrobeat 4. It is a popular musical genre from Salvador ,
C. Apala /Akpala Bahia, and Brazil
D. Juju
E. Dun – Dun 5. It is a hard and fast percussion Zimbabwean
F. Kwassa Kwassa dance music played on drums with guitar
G Jive
H. Marabi accompaniment
I . Axe
J. Jit
K. Zouk
A.Music of Africa
B.Afrobeat
6.This dance style began in Zaire in the late 1980’s
C. Apala /Akpala and was popularized by Kanda Bongo Man.
D. Juju 7.This refers to the South African three- chord
E. Dun – Dun
F. Kwassa – Kwassa
township music of the 1930’s – 1960’s which
G Jive evolved into African Jazz.
H. Marabi 8.It is a popular form of South African music
I . Axe
J. Jit
featuring a lively and uninhibited variation of the
K. Zouk jitterbug.
A.Music of Africa 9. It is popular music style from Nigeria that
B.Afrobeat relies on the traditional Yuroba Rhythms.
C. Apala /Akpala
10. It is known as the talking drum or
D. Juju
E. Dun – Dun squeeze drum.
F. Kwassa – Kwassa
G Jive
H. Marabi
I . Axe
J. Jit
K. Zouk
 Answer
1.A ,Music of Africa
2. B –Afrobeat
3. C – Apala / Akpala
4. I – Axe
5. J – Jit
6 . F – kwassa –kwassa
7.H – Marabi
8. G – Jive
9. D. JUJU
10 – E dun - dun
Who got a
perfect score?
 In this lesson, learners should be able analyze
characteristics of African music.

The music of Africa is the product of the diverse history,

topography and unique musical heritage of more than 50
countries.It is the result of the fusion of the traditional and
European influences which was a result of the colonization of
Europe to the majority of the content until the 19th century
 To Fully understand and appreciate music as a whole this
lesson will help you to :

Master the concepts regarding

Afro- Latin American and Popular Music in terms
of African Music
What is African Music ?
African music _ Rich and diverse cultural heritage that exist I
hundreds of different languages.
it has also the technique of “ CALL and response
 By singing a phrase and followed and answered a group of
singers
 African music is one of the influential styles of music in the
world. It has greatly influence in the music of the contemporary
America, Latin America, and European music.
It is highly energetic and rhythmically challenging beats are
quite universal. Jazz, gospel, and spiritual and RNB are genres
of music that have deep roots of African music.
 Can you identify some of the composers of the music
of the 20th century?
GUESS WHO ?
1. THE FAMOUS COMPOSER OF CLAIRE DE LUNE

2. WHAT ABOUT THE COMPOSER OF BOLERO

3.WHAT ABOUT ELECTRONIC MUSIC?

4.The composer of 4 ‘ 33
5. La Mer
 TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Traditional music is mainly functional in nature which is used

primarily in ceremonial rites, such as birth, death, marriage,
succession, worship a spirit invocations. Others are work related
or social in nature, while mainly traditional societies view their as
a form of entertainment
 THE TYPES OF AFRICAN MUSIC

1.Afrobeat : it is a term used to describe the fusion of

west African with American music

2. Apala or Akpala – it is a musical genre from Nigerian

in the yuroba tribal style to wake up the worshippers
after fasting during the Muslim holy feast of Ramadan
 3 .Axe : it is a popular music genre from Salvador , Bahia and
Brazil, it fuses the afro -Caribbean styles of marcha, reggae and
calypso.

4. Jit – it is hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music

played on drums with guitar accompaniment influenced by
mbira-based guitar styles
 Jive – it is a popular form of south African music featuring a
lively and uninhibited variation of the jitterbug, a form of swing
dance

Next is the Juju – it is a popular music style from nigeria that

relies on the traditional yuroba rhythms . A drum kit, keyboard,
pedal steel guitar and accordion are used along with the tradional
dun -dun ( talking drum or squeeze drum )
 kwassa kwassa – it is a music style that begun in zaire in the
late 1980’s popularized by kanda bongo man . In this dance
style. Hips move back and forth while arms move following the
hips.
And the last one is the marabi – it is a south african three chord
township music of the 1930’s to 1960’s which evolved into
african jazz. It is characterized by simple chords in varying
patterns and repetitive harmony over an extended period of time.
Now after I discussed the first part of the lesson , let’s have a
simple activity. Write your answer in a sheet of paper
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions
that follow.
 
Enjoy listening the african music like …
 
1.AFROBEAT
2.APALA
3.AXE
4.JIT
 QUESTIONS

What made Music of Africa different from the earlier

styles of music in the 20th century?

What is the common element that you observed from

listening to all the tracks?