African Union The African Union is a conglomerate of 53 African countries. The Libyan leader‚ Muammar Gaddafi in order to replace the old Organization of African Unity‚ which was no longer effective‚ conceived it in 2002. The union is based on the European Union and its goal is to create political and social development between the member nations. It also hopes to create better economic ties between each of the member nations. One of its goals is to have a single currency‚ much like the Euro
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Essay 1 Pan Africanism/ Global Connections An approach to African studies will be summarized within this essay. Each chapter encompasses a detailed explanation from African cultures to economical struggles and much more. These 10 chapters will include a brief introduction and summary of African societies‚ Power‚ Descent from the same ancestor‚ Contracting an alliance‚ Government‚ Repetitive and dynamic models‚ Inequality‚ Dependence relations‚ Association‚ and Exchange of Goods. Chapter 1
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cultures‚ including African‚ European‚ and later Asian. (CLASS NOTES) Caribbean music features complex short combinations of rhythmic patterns. This is demonstrated in video ML 3475 .J88 1995 Vol. 4 : The Caribbean. One of the most prominent instruments within Caribbean music is the large array of drums‚ including Steel‚ Conga‚ Timbales and Bongo Drums. All these types of drums distribute very different kinds of sounds. The steel pan‚ also known as a steel drum‚ is made from oil drums heated and hammered
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Influences 7 2.2 Portuguese Influences 9 2.3 Thai Influences 11 2.4 African Influences 12 Chapter 3: Future Changes in the Malay Kompang 14 3.1 Pop and Media Influences 14 3.2 Western Influences 15 Chapter 4: Conclusion 16 Bibliography 17 Discography/ Videography 19 Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Kompang The Malay Kompang ensemble refers to a Malay drum ensemble that ranges between three performers in a small chamber or accompaniment
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only restricted by this definition. Any moment that one tries to pinpoint something through a rhythm‚ it becomes a music. Many people believe that African Americans are some of the few people whose soul is expressed exclusively through music. Black American music represents their spirits‚ which started as the voice that was prohibited. Since Africans were brought to the United States as slaves‚ they lost their basic human rights due to their slaveholders fear of a slave rebellion. Therefore‚ slaves
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Some of the traditional African instruments include kora‚ djembe drums‚ and kalimba. Kora is widely known and used in parts of West Africa. It is made of a 21-string bridge-harp covered with cow skin. Most kora players and performers come from the well-known families called griot‚ who are historians in West Africa. They used the kora to deliver history as singers. Usually‚ they are known as wandering musicians or bards. On the other hand‚ djembe drums are African instruments that are classified
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Africana Studies 1-1-2011 ‘The Mystic Drum’: Critical Commentary on Gabriel Okara’s Love Lyrics Chukwuma Azuonye University of Massachusetts Boston‚ chukwuma.azuonye@umb.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/africana_faculty_pubs Part of the African Languages and Societies Commons‚ Comparative Literature Commons‚ and the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Azuonye‚ Chukwuma‚ "‘The Mystic Drum’: Critical Commentary on Gabriel Okara’s
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have become object of study to many disciplines such as cultural Anthropology; literature and linguistics etc. These disciplines have taken kin interest in the relevance of proverbs. But the Philosophers ’ interest in proverbs‚ more specific‚ the African Philosophers - differs from that of other scholars. C. S. Momoh notes that we have it on Aristotle authority that “A proverb is a remnant from old philosophy‚ preserved amid countless destruction by reason of its brevity and fitness for use”2. The
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The history of drums can be traced far back into ancient times. Drums have been used for many different purposes in many different cultures. The designs and materials of the drums have changed over the years. The instruments that make up the percussion family have also changed over the years. During the earliest recorded years‚ drums were used mainly in rituals and ceremonies. These drum heads were made out an animal hide that had been scraped and tanned. Then they were stretched tightly over a hollow
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African philosophy has been defined as philosophy in light terms. It has faced many struggles based on being defined as is‚ however it may be known that African philosophy is genuine philosophy. In the following paragraphs‚ it shall be discussed as too how African philosophy is genuine philosophy through comparing philosophy and African philosophy. The issue of transmission of philosophy shall be highlighted as well as the nature of African philosophy and philosophy. To discuss and present arguments
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