MUSC 220 Lecture Notes - Structural Adjustment, Bessie Smith, Spirit Possession
23 Feb 2014
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Tend to have a call/response or question/answer style. Recording of hindewhu style (ba-benzele of central africa) Slaves who survived passage went to us south, caribbean, south america. Blues: there are blues players in america and mali. Atsiagbekor - a dance-drumming genre a performance uniting dance, drumming, and song. Ewe people are from ghana and togo (west africa) It originates from a dance used around war. In contemporary context, it is used at funerals. The music and dance is used to honor deceased and ancestors. Both occasions, this genre was used to reflect on death. Men and women both dance, not usually simultaneously. The drumming is by trained musicians, usually men. The song is by men and women, in solo and chorus. Adzokpi - displays of dancing in pairs or small groups. Just one genre of song texts in ewe musical life. Atsiawo (plural of atsia): standardized dance and drumming patterns.
