IAH exam 3

handclapping techinique for dance

"patting juba"

Hambone: handclapping and singing in rhyme

African Methodist Episcopal Church

Richard allen 1794 philadelphia preacher and spokesperson

church was seen as a social center

African American music with religous folksongs, related to social concerns, especially slavery

"Amazing Grace"

1. Talk

2. Recitation

3. Chant

4. Song-Chant

5. Song

pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detriot

Rev. C. L. Franklin 1915-1984

Caribbean nation between cuba to the west and puerto rico to the east, almost covered all by mountains

1. 2nd oldesr republic in Americas 1804

2. founded on a slave revolt, 1st independent black nation

combination of different forms of belief or pratice, 2 or more influences coming together creating a new result

It is in language and religion

French: the official language of government but only 15% of people speak it

Kreyol: syncretic language, french vocab and african languages, "haitian creole"

manufactured reality

based on stereotypes or commercial ideas

more "real" than reality when no evidence to the contrary is available

ex: disney land, cant tell people who you are, cant talk

the U.S. interpretation of haitian culture

stereotypes, black magic, voodoo dolls

Syncretic, Monotheistic

Catholicism

African Religion, Congo, Dahomey, Nigeria

Catholic Saints merged with African spirits

God=Bondye

flower or cornmeal drawing and is the drawing of Lwa's image

invited Lwa to ceremony

Nations or family of spirits

service to spirits and ancestors

dance used to induce spirit possession

initiats ousi, achieve ASC

Kreyol- Lwa monte chwal li

English- the spirit mounts his or her horse

large and ethnically diverse, over 1 billion people (1/5 world population)

Hinduism, Hindi-official lang.

Islam

Buddhism

music mentioned in these, hindu scriptures

Rg Veda- early text

Sana Veda- source of chants

episodic-repeating characterisitcs, interchangable, bible stories, tv shoes, not meant to be consumed all at once

Ramayana- told story of king rahm, represents good and struggle with demon kind

Mahabharata-longest epic poem in the world

avatar or incarnation of vishnu

depicted as blue

plays flute and has ability to make other fall in love

krishna and radha-cosmic lovers destined to long for eachother

Indian film fdharom 1990s

scene shows dance that depicts krishna and ra

music style of performance or "school"

musicians study with master

teacher-guru (hindi) or Ustad(urdu)

student/teacher relationship is reciprocal

1. Dancing

2. fasting

3. persistent rhythmic music