Afrobeat music was originated by Fela Anikulapo Kuti which became a unique popular kind of music emanating from Africa. Afrobeat is the fusion of different western stylistic elements including jazz with the with traditional Yoruba music. Afrobeat music by Fela Anikulapo Kuti is characterised by his distinct personality. A SHORT BACKGROUND ON FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI Fela Anikulapo Kuti was born on October 15‚1938 to the family of Reverend Israel Ransome Kuti at Abeokuta in Ogun State‚ Nigeria. At
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School May 6th‚ 2013 Jazz is considered by numerous the best contribution the United States has made to the art of music. In the 1920s‚ Jazz evolved from a New Orleans styled music‚ now called Dixieland‚ to a more successful music labeled Swing. Instead of mimicking traditional music‚ jazz is an improvisational music style. As a result‚ jazz became the most dominant form of dance music in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s made it an easy target for hate. Jazz created its own rules which
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Rock History Assignment 4 One of the most influential genres‚ or sub genres‚ is about a 50/50 flip between folk rock and jazz rock. Both incorporate amazing rock beats and tones‚ (and awesome guitar riffs)‚ as well as a bridge between two other completely separate genres. I also find it hard to categorize a band into one specific genre. So many bands have so many songs that could be put into a different category. So while Johnny Cash could be a country artists or rockabilly‚ and even in some of
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themes include Jazz and blues‚ the Big Band era‚ country‚ rap‚ and various other genres of music. Each of these classes of music are drawn from and represent the particular culture and time of the background of the artist or the events that inspired it. Jazz first originated in the early 1900s. Jazz didn’t just miraculously emerge as the defining music of the time however. It was a product of various emotions and cultures that reflected the attitude of society that manifested into jazz. Jazz was an improvisation
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of R&B music; it was born in the 1980s (“Rhythm and Blues”). For the following paragraphs‚ I am going to evaluate the characteristics and styles of Original R&B and Contemporary R&B music. Generally speaking‚ R&B music is the “‘urbane‚ rocking‚ jazz based music with a heavy‚ insistent beat’” (“Rhythm and Blues”). Both Original R&B and Contemporary R&B possess this characteristic; however‚ Original R&B music has a slower and softer beat since it is played as a smooth and soulful music. Original
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eventually mixed with other types of music‚ due to the creative and experimental nature of composers and musicians. Specifically‚ samba and tango became mixed with jazz music‚ creating newer types of music. For the tango‚ Astor Piazzola first experimented with tango and jazz‚ creating what was called “new jazz”‚ while the mix of samba and jazz became known as bossa nova‚ a music genre featuring hits such as “The Girl from Ipanema.” Even today‚ both styles continue to mix with other music genres‚ such
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IMPROVISATION ET CAPRICE September 13‚ 2011 By Eugène Bozza Saxophone Studio Presentation Presented by Robby Avila “The good man is the only excellent musician‚ because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life.” - Plato Eugène Bozza (4 April 1905 – 28 September 1991) Eugène Bozza was a 20th century French musician and talented composer who wrote many important works for not only the saxophone‚ but for nearly every wind instrument
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Jazz music has always existed as a voice for black musicians and audiences. The sounds and rhythms are extremely unique and colorful. It certainly changed America in the 1920’s with the swing movement and it put jazz on the map. During this time many white people started to be influenced by this infectious music‚ and started to enjoy it. Many white people also discriminated against blacks and treated them as less than equal. A goal for an artist named Billie Holiday was to make America listen to
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Kyara Santos Lab Questions: 1.Describe some of the influence of Latin music in the US in the early part of the twentieth century.Latin music started a new type of music‚ Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz. 2.What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? “Machito and His Afro-Cubans” created Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3.How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? Gillespie invited a player named Chano‚ who was from Cuba‚ and they worked together. 4.What was
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review will be a live jazz performance which you have attended this semester. Eligible performances would include nightclub appearances as well as formal concerts. The performance must be that of a jazz artist or group. Performances by blues bands or other jazz-related‚ but not actually jazz groups are not eligible subjects for this paper. If in doubt as to the appropriateness/eligibility of a given performance‚ please consult your instructor. Information concerning live jazz performances can be found
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