Transcript These three genres influenced Ethio-Jazz

African Instruments: Part 3
Bellwork
 Define Terms:
 Jelle: singing
 Bira: a shona spirit ceremony where ancestral spirits
are invited to appear through the body of a spirit
medium
 Qenet: tuning system/mode
 Lalibela: a city in northern Ethiopia where a church
is carved from a single stone
Outcomes
 Scholars will:
 Grammar: Learn musical terminology and basic
facts about African Instruments
 Logic: Compare and contrast the Egyptian Lute and
the West African lute.
Announcements
 African instruments test is on Tuesday Nov. 11th
 Reading Outline #11 is due today.
 Reading Outline #12 is due today in class
The church carved from
one stone
St. George Church
Lalibela, Ethiopia
The four qenets of
Ethiopian Music
 TIZITA
CDEGAC
 This scale name means memory.
 AMBASEL
C C# F G G# C
 The ambasel scale takes its name from a region.
 BATI
CEFGBC
 This scale take its name from a city in the Oromia region.
 ANCHI HOYE
C C# F F# A C
Mguided Notes
 Afewerk Tekle, a famous Ethiopian painter gained
notoriety for his stained glass windows.
 A mouse’s head is considered a delicacy in
Zimbabwe.
 The Shona like to give a tricky rhythm to lyrics in
sentence form.
 The mbira was played for personal pleasure; for
earning income, and for exorcism rituals, weddings,
and naming ceremonies.
Total Liberation of Africa,
Afewerk Tekle
A closer look
Other paintings by Tekle:
Demera
Pieta
Kevorkian
String Games
 This is a children’s game from Ghana.
 Since many of the people there are fishermen, this
game is called the worm.
 Take a piece of string and try it!
 If you make your worm correctly, at the end when
you pull the string the worm will disappear into the
hole.
 I’ll walk you through it, and there are directions you
may follow as well.
Some situations in which
music would be played
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Reception of the king—court music
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Return from battle, Rural sport, Preparations for war
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Embarking on a major hunting expedition ,Victory celebrations
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Worship of Gods, lesser spirits and ancestors
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Litigation music, The birth of a child
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The onset of puberty, Initiation rites
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Betrothal ceremonies, Fisherman songs, Canoe songs
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Cooperative work songs, Planting Harvesting
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Cattle raising, Preparing food, Selling in the market
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Recreational music both formal and informal, Yam Customs
Active Listening #5
Muluqen Mellesse
- Ete Endenesh
 Do you remember what the tala (from India) is?
 How is the instrumental accompaniment similar to
the tala?
Listening Example #5
Just the mfacts man.
 These three genres influenced Ethio-Jazz:
 A dash of Eastern European brass.
 A sprinkle of African American funk.
 The modal jazz of John Coltrane.
CFU: Venn Diagram
 Read pages 17-20 of
“Plucked lutes in West Africa: A Historical View”
and fill out your venn diagram comparing and
contrasting the ancient Egyptian lute and the West
African lute.
Mguided notes
Match the instrument with its country
 Akadinda
Uganda
 Mbira
Zimbabwe
 Orthodox Chant
Ethiopia
 Ballafoo
Gambia
Orthodox Chant Video
Brass groups who
influenced Ethiopian Jazz:
 Police Orchestra
 Imperial Bodyguard Band
 40 Children (Arba Lidjotch) Armenian Refugees
Active Listening #6
Samuel Yirga
 What five instruments comprise this ensemble?
 What meter is this in?
How does this sound differ from the earlier Ethio-jazz
recordings?
Listening Example#6
Just the mfacts man.
 Yirga uses the mode
 Samuel Yirga plays the piano
 Yirga is from the capitol city of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa.
Budos Band
 American Band influenced by Ethio-Jazz
Reading Outline#12
 Please complete RO #12 in class and turn it in before
you leave today.
Exit Ticket
 Define Bira:
 These three brass groups influenced Ethio-jazz
 Tell me two facts about Afewerk Tekle
 What is Yirga’s main instrument?
 What are two differences between Egyptian lutes
and West African lutes?
 The Shona like to give a _________ ____________to
lyrics in sentence form.