MUS 206 Lecture 7: MUS 206 Africa 2

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MUS 206 Lecture 7
More on Ghana:
Agbekor:
Type of singing + drumming + dancing featuring percussion ensemble, dancers, and a
singing chorus
Inspired by observations of monkeys in the forest
Legend: hunters/warriors taught monkeys’ songs
War drumming/dancing
Learning of Agbekor:
Special training
Practice in secluded area
Learned through simulated performance contexts
Drum dance societies, school groups, theatre companies, etc.
Music of Agbekor:
Double bell
Gourd rattle
Single-headed drums
Individual instruments = simple Combination of instruments = complex
Features of Agbekor:
Syncopations
Polyrhythms
Polymeter
Drum language
“Not translatable”
Text subjects
“About war”
Call + response
Intonations
Not aimed at a particular pitch, but rather pitch areas
Performance of Agbekor:
Several sections
Some more ritualized
Different names used for different sections
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