VOCABZimbabwe:Chimurenga:StruggleSongs by the band “blacks unlimited”Griot:Human historianHighly respected/fearedKeep society togetherBira: Spirit possession ceremonyHosho: RattlesInside the house: “Sacred”MbirasRattles Mbira: “thumb piano”Outside the house:Ordinary activity Rhodesia:Zimbabwe is formally S. Rhodesia Spirit medium: Person who becomes possessed by ancestral spiritShona: Dominate ethnicityRobert Mugabe – President Shonaspirit possession:Thomas Mapfumo:GuitaristBand leaderShonaPost Prison: new band “blacks unlimited”Zimbabwe:South of RhodesiaSouthern AfricaCapital = HorareLanguage – English, Shona, bdebeleHut taxIreland:Captain Francis O’Neill:Bards: Historians similar to W. African GriotsCeili:Dance party, music supports dancersCivil Service jobs:Crossroads dances:Night timeUnder the radarEmigration:LeavingFeis:Competitive eventFleadh CheoilFleadh Cheoil: Ireland competitionGreat Famine:Potato famine1 million perished2 million emigratedHarp:High-prestige instrument of ancient IrelandHedge Schools:Hell or Connaught:Immigration:Coming inLiz Carroll:Michael Coleman:Irish Fiddler80 recordsOriénte:Oliver Cromwell:“Lord high protector of England”Hatred of Irish CatholicsPlanxty:A piece composed in honor of a respected personPiano:Symbol of settling in the new environment Riverdance:Professional productionPresentationalSession:Jam session music, centeredTurlough O’Carolan:Last of the great harpers BlindComposed 220 pieces that are still playedUilleann pipesCuba:Arsenio Rodriguez:Batá:sacredDrum TrioEssential ensemble of YorubaBongos:Buena Vista Social Club:Canto:Song with lyrics, story, versesSolo singer (Spanish)Celia CruzChanguiChano PozoClavé:“key”pair of haredwood sticksrhythm played on the claveConga:Cuban kowhide CubaCultureDiána:Vocables: nonsense syllablesInvocationIntroDiffusionDizzy GillespieFaníaFunctionalismGuajíra:Spanish folk songRural song style like country musicHavana:Capital of Cuba Latin JazzLouis ArmstrongMontúno:IntenseCall and response between soloist and chorusOrisha:Like saintsRumba:Combines elements of Yoruba(3 drums, percussion, ostinato, polyrhythm, conversational and Spanish music practice)Spanish language, multisection form, versesRy CooderSalsaSantería:ReligionWorship of OrishasChristian namesWorship through dance and music Septeto: 7 piece bandSexteto:6 piece bandsmall combo that combines elements from rumba, guajira, and changue ShangoSon:Popular music mostly in HavanaThroughout the 20th centuryStructuralismSyncretic:ReligionSyncretism:Combining elements of very different cultures into something newTito PuenteTrésTropicanaYoruba:West AfricaYoruba culture is maintained through slave tradeYoruba
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