2. INDEX
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. What is “African music”
Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
Ⅳ. Consideration & Research
etc…
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3. Ⅰ. Introduction
The musical histories
Africa
Ⅰ. Introduction
the Middle East
Asia
→Western style music has influenced
the music of these regions.
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5. Ⅰ. Introduction
Jazz, rock, soul, funk, disco,
electronica, hip hop , reggae
all influenced the styles
that developed in these regions.
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6. Ⅰ. Introduction
The commercialization and sharing
of music from all regions of the world.
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7. Ⅱ. What is “African music”
Do you know “African music”?
→Africa does not have
Ⅱ. What is “African music”
just one popular musical style.
Traditional praise songs
and call-and-response singing
have influenced popular music.
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8. Ⅱ. What is “African music”
Females do not play instruments
in most African cultures.
→Take roles as singers and dancers.
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9. Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
Starting in the 1960s, African popular music
began to develop its own unique voice.
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10. Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
African musicians maintained their
region's musical and vocal styles
→They used Western instruments
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11. Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
From the 1960s onward,
were influenced by Western styles.
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12. Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
Fela Kuti
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14. Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
In the '60s, he helped create Afrobeat.
→a mix of jazz and funk
with African rhythms and vocals.
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15. Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
Fela Kuti is a musician
and Black release activist
He is called the “Black President”.
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16. Ⅲ. The 1960s and Later
Lyrics were often political or religious.
Many songs criticize corrupt leaders.
→Censorship of music and musicians
is very common.
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17. Many of the most successful female
singers sing about women's problems
in society.
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18. Ⅳ. Consideration & Research
The Civil Rights Movement
and African music
Ⅳ. Consideration & Research
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19. Ⅳ. Consideration & Research
The Slaves were taken from Africa
to the Caribbean and the Americas
in the late 18th century.
The criticism to the leader of
a political target, a religious problem,
or a country was expressed by music .
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20. Ⅳ. Consideration & Research
The courage and hope which are useful
to people who listened to the music
were given.
→So it became popular.
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21. References
・アフリカの音楽 (14 January 2013)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/
MusicHall/2223/music/music.html
・公民権運動と黒人音楽 (14 January 2013)
http://cmp2000.jp/2009/08/213.html
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22. Question and answer session
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