Music In World Culture Anthropology 221 Mr. James Beil By: ABSTRACT I will examine the relationship between music and culture and discuss the role music plays in people’s daily lives. I will discuss unique handcrafted instruments used by different cultures to express traditions through music and how rhythm‚ melody & harmony affect how music sounds. My research will show how music plays an important part of cultural preservation and revitalization
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Olorun of The Yoruba In the ancient African Yoruba mythology‚ Olorun is the almighty all seeing all knowing god who created the universe and all other gods. Olorun‚ meaning owner of the sky‚ goes by many different names of different meaning such as Olodumare which means the almighty‚ Olofin - Orun which means lord of heaven‚ and Oba - Orun meaning king of the sky. Being the creator of all things possible‚ he is the highest power among all the gods of the Yoruba myth. Even though Olorun is the
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John Oriji History 430 Yoruba Girl Dancing Part II Colonization Leads to Interlacing of Cultures Reading the second half of Yoruba Girl Dancing one thing I enjoyed most was the description of the many different cultures that Remi was forced to live amongst. These cultures included the European culture of the upper class Nigerian in Lagos‚ the culture of being at the private school‚ the working class British culture‚ the lifestyle of Germans who wanted well and the culture of the well off Nigerians
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Abstract: The comparison between African and Javanese Music Throughout the music history‚ Western music has dominated to the world a number of regional music‚ and one of these is African music‚ which was considered to have the biggest influence because of the history of slavery. Besides‚ Java‚ an island that belongs to Indonesia‚ has a little impact on the development of Western music. Although several common factors still exist between them‚ there are several contrasts related to musical characteristics
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American culture is highly complex because the United States is a country of immigrants. Along with indigenous cultures‚ there are numerous sub-cultures. The United States’ music culture is a result of mixed musical cultures. Also‚ new immigrants continue to bring their own culture into the country. 1. What two areas have preserved traditional Anglo music? New England and the Southern Appalachians have preserved traditional Anglo music more than any other region. 2. Where is Appalachia? Appalachia
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Welcome back to the Alan and Calvin podcast on 69.9 FM radio. Today we’re focusing upon culture in music‚ specifically in film. We’ve watched every movie for the past 200 years and have ranked each song from first to last; these songs vary from genres such as hip-hop to classical German folk music. In this podcast‚ we will focus upon two specific songs that have influenced culture through their musical relevance. The first song we are looking at is Space Jam by Quad City DJ’s‚ featured in the movie
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The Effects Music Has On Culture Daric M. Grant Comm/215 January 18‚ 2011 Rose Safir The Effects Music Has On Culture Over the years‚ music has changed noticeably. There once was a time when it was considered therapeutic after a stressful day. Music is just not music anymore; in today’s generation‚ songs have more strong lyrical content towards certain issues that can have a positive or detrimental outcome to the listener. This constitutes a simple form of brain-washing‚ controlling the
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Music has been evolving since its creation. This evolution of music has led to a vast variety of music that all people can enjoy. Artists who make good music‚ are praised and revered for their talents‚ and recently this has led to many aspiring musicians who want to acquire fame and fortune through their music. In the United States music in constantly evolving‚ and in recent years this evolution of music has sped up to a very fast rate. Music has evolved for many reasons including‚ improved technology
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There are many religions throughout the world today. Although there are several different religions‚ many individuals are not educated about the other beliefs besides there own. Religions today do have differences but are also very much the same. This is demonstrated between the religion of Yoruba‚ and Christianity. The Gods that the people in these religions worship are different but have the same purpose throughout the lives of each individual. Each individual’s purpose and goal in these religions
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of pop culture I think of music. There is so much music out in the world today. Many people are influenced by music they listen to. Mostly because they want to copy their favorite artist or because they feel that’s a way of expressing themselves and fitting in with the people that are into the same music. It’s also a way to find similar things to other people who listen to different music. Teens my age are mostly into hip-hop and R&B. Hip-hop I believe is the most popular type of music that is
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