Music of Africa

and rosettes. Their size can range from 1 to almost 2 meters long, and they can weigh between 30-70 kg. They live in riverine forests, usually in or near thickets on mountain sides or along streams and rivers. Plants Native to Pretoria, South Africa Solar Fire can grow up to .5 meters high. It produces an individual flower with a long stalk. The fruits have a ribbed appearance. Red Root has long and narrow leaves with a large

The Inanga and Its Place in African Music (Option One) In the documentary Inanga: A Song of Survival in a Daughter’s Rwanda, Sibomana Athanase says, “After the drum, the inanga is the queen of all the traditional instruments” (Inanga: A Story of Survival in a Daughter’s Rwanda). For Rwandans, it is an instrument that is deeply rooted in tradition and in culture, yet as time goes on, it is slowly losing its appeal across generations. Traditionally associated with the Tutsi people, the inanga’s identity

always wondered what exactly African music is. African music is labeled as “African music” but it has never been defined. African music is a form of music that came from indigenous people of Africa. Indigenous people are those who settled in a region from the beginning of time. These people have cultural and historical background tied to Africa. Most importantly they are the original people of Africa. Most indigenous people originated from South Africa. The kind of music that Africans created was their

Hip Hop Global Attractions Hip Hop in the most popular genre of music between all African American communities, not just in America, but worldwide. Hip Hop has expanded itself into music, fashion, advertisement, movies, and it’s given many rappers, and those associated with the genre, the chance to influence their communities, societies and their culture in general, but commercial Hip Hop in the U.S. has branded Hip Hop in a negative way. (The Young and The Hip-Hop, Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem

Before taking this course, I had very limited knowledge of the struggles of the apartheid in Southern Africa. The Amandla! Film documents the harrowing experience, but demonstrates the positivity that arose from the music scene. Freedom and protest songs helped unite the struggling people and facilitated their ability to overcome this overwhelming oppression. Music plays an important role in the daily lives of South Africans and this documentary provides insight into that aspect of their lives.

Found in West Africa, griots are musicians, praise-singers, storytellers and historians who are known for their spoken word. They specialize in using various musical instruments, such as the drum and kora. There is a sharp connection between the rap music today and the griot traditions in West Africa. Historically, the griot’s job was solely to assist the king in his daily activities and as well to use their art and music to tell the story about their history. They were feared and envied because

Style. The term African art refers to these different forms of art that derive from native Africans And the continent of Africa. Sculpture of Africa, which forms the largest part of primitive art, can be seen as early as 500 BC in the Nok culture which was named from the village in Nigeria where pottery figures of this kind were first found. The way the tradition started for Africa was from the Nok statuettes. Nok statuettes are mainly of human subjects. Made of terracotta, they combine strong formal

case in the documentary searching for Sugarman, a compelling collection of a musician who reigned in the 1970s era but would soon disappear from the limelight. The director of this documentary, Malik Bendjeloul, goes deep into the vast land of South Africa to piece together pieces of this once famous artist, shedding some light into his whereabouts. Sixto Rodriguez was of Mexican origins who found himself singing in the bars of Detroit, Michigan. He would soon release an album titled Cold Fact, a collection

However, upon arrival into the New World, due to their prior knowledge and wisdom from back home, they were able to quickly adapt and custom themselves to this new lifestyle in order to survive with the hope of potentially one day returning back to Africa. Unfortunately, African contributions to the culture of the United States has received little to no recognition and it has been taken credit for by Europeans and Whites since the early establishment of the United States. Enslaved Africans first

Selassie did not view himself as a god, but his actions and the prophecy that was told by a strong leader in Africa Marcus Garvey who believed in bringing all Africans together and started and hosted movements geared towards his goal in America and in Africa. “Look to Africa where a black king will crowned he shall be redeemer.” (Pg.,) In Rastafarianism they believe that God is back, while in regular Christian views he imagined without a true