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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distractor • 2. Music may give the patient a sense of control • 3. Music causes the body to release endorphins to counteract pain • 4. Slow music relaxes person by slowing their breathing and heartbeat Reducing blood pressure By playing recordings of relaxing music every morning and evening‚ people with high blood pressure can train themselves to lower their blood pressure - and keep it low31. According to research reported at the American Society of Hypertension meeting in New Orleans‚ listening
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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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expository writing. Jazz sure is cool! What is Jazz? Well it depends on who you are asking. Where you come from‚ and believe it or not‚ what kind of culture you are raised in. “Jazz is a type of music of Black American origin characterized by improvisation‚ syncopation‚ and usually a regular or forceful rhythm‚ emerging at the beginning of the 20th century.” Now‚ you would think Jazz is a very fundamental genre to obtain but‚ that is not the case. Being a “Vocal Jazz Studies Major”‚ I observe
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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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both separately and layered. The guitar‚ saxophone‚ and bass play an improvised solo. The improvisations are simple and blend well with the slow tempo. The soft and light tone from the guitar and saxophone are what help to classify this song as cool jazz. This song has some classical influences as well and can be detected by the layering of melodies. Second Song: “Desafinado” uses a bass‚ drums‚ guitar‚ and saxophone. The song has a slow tempo and a Latino sound. The bass and drums create a Latino
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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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