Category Archives: African Music

Monday Open Thread | Out of Africa

Posted on November 3, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Samburu people reside in the Rift Valley province of Northern Kenya. The striking traditional Samburu dress consists of red cloth that is wrapped around the body , tied with a white sash and accessorised with colourful beaded necklaces, earrings … Continue reading →

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Black History | Miriam Makeba l South African singer /Anti- Apartheid Activist

Posted on February 15, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist. In the 1960s, she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music around the world. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | African Music & Dance

Posted on July 6, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

Botswana is an African country made up of a number of ethnic groups, although the Batswana are the majority of the population. Music is a large part of Botswana culture, and includes popular and folk forms. Botswana church choirs are … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | African Music & Dance

Posted on July 5, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

African popular music, like African traditional music, is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres of African popular music build on cross-pollination with western popular music. Many genres of popular music, including blues, jazz and rumba, derive to varying degrees from … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | African Music & Dance

Posted on July 4, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

Historically, several factors have influenced the tribal music of Africa. The music has been influenced by language, the environment, a variety of cultures, politics, and population movement, all of which are intermingled. Each African tribe evolved in a different area … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | African Music & Dance

Posted on July 3, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

(Musical instruments )Besides using the voice, which has been developed to use various techniques such as complex hard melisma and yodel, a wide array of musical instruments are used. African musical instruments include a wide range of drums, slit gongs, rattles, … Continue reading →

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