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    The History of African Art

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    African art constitutes one of the most diverse legacies on earth. Though many casual observers tend to generalize African art‚ the continent is full of peoples‚ societies‚ and civilizations‚ each with a unique visual special culture. The definition also includes the art of the African Americans. Despite this diversity‚ there are some unifying artistic themes when considering the totality of the visual culture from the continent of Africa. The origins of African art lie long before recorded history

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    activities where the slaves feasted‚ sang‚ danced and just enjoyed themselves. One of the main activities that were observed at this time was masquerading. This occurred in two forms‚ Jonkunnu‚ with which most people are familiar‚ and Buru. Buru is an African-derived masquerade celebration that was originally used as a fund-raising activity for slaves who wanted money to buy food and other items for their Christmas feast. Performers formed a procession which paraded in the streets‚ entertaining spectators

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    Steel Pan History

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    Title: Steel Pan Name: Dominc Naimool Student number: 1000035972 Due Date: Tuesday‚ March 19 2013 From the palm tree laden beaches of the Caribbean a comes an iconic instrument whose distinctive tune has for decades been characteristic of the British West Indies‚ the afro-Caribbean culture and the island way of life. Though its unique melody can be found throughout the islands‚ many westerners may be surprised to know that this instrument does not come from the popular islands

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    The African Family

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    Zoya Khan Shawn Moore AFA 2000 Topical Paper 2: The African Family The traditional African family has faced many tribulations‚ as it has not remained static since the beginning of the diaspora. It has faced Eurocentric hegemony which has obscured and distorted conventional cultures‚ which originally united the African family through a network of strong traditions (Azevedo‚ 2005). Other various external forces such as geography‚ religion‚ influence of colonialism‚ intercontinental migration‚ political

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    1. The given margins of the two products as indicated in the reports submitted by the accounting department for the drums and mountain bike frames should not be used in the decision of which product to make. This is due to the following reasons: a. The product margins are lower than they should be‚ simply due to the fact of the presence of allocated common fixed costs that happen to be irrelevant in making this decision. b. Moreover‚ when the fixed costs are taken out of the equation‚ the profitability

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    instruments DRUM SET The first drum sets were put together in the late 1800s sometime after the invention of the bass drum pedal. This invention made it possible for one person to play several percussion instruments (snare drum‚ bass drum‚ and cymbals) at one time Bass Drum This drum is the largest member of the set and is played by using a foot pedal attached to a beater which then strikes the drum head. This drum produces a low deep sound. Snare Drum This shallow‚ cylindrical drum produces

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    Biovail Case Study

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    Q1. |CALCULATION FOR NO DRUMS REQUIRED | |ONE GALLON= |3785.4CC | |ONE DRUM CAPACITY =64 GALON IN CC |242265.6 | |SALE PRICE OF ONE TABLET=

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    connected with friends and took breaks‚ but I did not drum‚ dance‚ or engage in any of the myriad of crafts I’ve always loved dabbling in. At some point‚ things began to get a wee bit easier. I realized that while I wasn’t "ready‚" I still had to find a way to show up again for my creative self to stay sane. So when the kiddo was about six months old‚ I finally started going to drum circles again and playing my drum at home. Returning to my beloved drum felt like a huge effort at first‚ but overall the

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    indian tribal music

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    accompanied by drum-beats‚ with no presence of specific melody. During an ongoing performance‚ there exists no prolonged synth sound in such music. Due to the Indian variation being of much rugged origin‚ the instruments utilised are not as refined as the ones used in classical music. Tribal musical instruments are generally manufactured by the musicians themselves‚ making use of materials like coconut shells‚ animal skin‚ etc. The musical beats are based on sophisticated and synchronised drum patterns

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    Native American Instruments

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    Native American Instruments Drums and rattles are the most common instruments used in Native American music. Other percussion instruments include rasps‚ bells (usually attached to clothing)‚ and clap-sticks. Melodic instruments include flutes‚ whistles‚ and stringed instruments. The Apache violin is a single-string instrument made from the stalk of the agave plant‚ and is indigenous to the Apache people. The Yaqui violin‚ on the other hand‚ is closely modeled upon European instruments played at

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