WORLD MUSIC
AFRICA Ghana Africa is a continent made up of many different countries and cultures As an example we will look at one country and one small part of its music
Ghanaian Drumming There are various styles of music but the most well known is the tradition of drumming. These Ghanaian men are playing Djembie drums
Drums of Ghana Djembe drums “Talking” drums
Ghanaian Drumming Ghanaian Drum Ensemble: A group of percussion instruments - drums, shakers and bells - which are played together. The music comes from the West African country of Ghana. Here is an example of African drumming.
Rhythm Grid
Where is India? India
Indian Music The main instruments areThe main instruments are The SitarThe Sitar Tabla DrumsTabla Drums
Indian Music The SitarThe Sitar Modes are played over a drone:Modes are played over a drone:
Indian Music The TablaThe Tabla Two Indian drums which normally accompany a sitar performanceTwo Indian drums which normally accompany a sitar performance
Indian Music Here is an example of Tabla and Sitar playing togetherHere is an example of Tabla and Sitar playing together
Where is Indonesia? Indonesia
Indonesian Music Musically, we are going to look at two islands in particular Java Bali
Indonesian Music Indonesia is made up of several islands Bali and Java are the best known A popular form of indonesian music is the GAMELAN Java Bali
Indonesian Music The Gamelan is the name of the band and is made up of: Gongs Java Bali Metallophones Drums
Indonesian Music Java Bali
Indonesian Music Java Bali
Where are the Caribbean Islands? Caribbean (West Indies)
There are many different types of music spread throughout the islands of the Caribbean More recently there has been the pop music of the region: Reggae, originating in Jamaica and made famous by Bob Marley in the 1960s and 70s Older than this is Calypso – the folk music of the Caribbean
The Steel Band consists of several steel pans or drums These were originally made from upturned oil drums
The surface was heated and dented into the required “notes” There are large bass steel drums, drums for the middle register notes And high sounding ones as well
Where is Latin America? Latin America
Lively music from South America Features a lot of percussion Rhythmically complicated
Latin Percussion Instruments You will remember many of them from the Primary Music cupboard Maracas Guiro Agogo Conga Drum
There are many lively dances that come from this region The Samba is usually Accompanied by lots of percussion The Salsa is a “saucy” dance as its name suggests