Listen to the following music example used by the Yoruba people of Western Nigeria to worship the God of Thunder:

Select the feature that is NOT characteristic of Indian Classical Music.
Has a written source

Listen to the following music example used by the Yoruba people of Western Nigeria to worship the God of Thunder:
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What specific drum is used in this example?
Bata drums

Southern African music is particularly noted for:
Its well-developed vocal styles.

Instrumental performances in West Africa are dominated by:
Percussion instruments

Name one country from Western Africa.
Nigeria

In some parts of Africa, drums and the music played on them indicate the identity and function of:
Religious deities

The endingidi is an example of what type of musical instrument?
String instrument

Which of the following is NOT an important musical instrument from Southern Africa:
The manza of the Azande people

Name one country from Central Africa.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Stringed and wind instruments are predominant in:
North Africa

Among the Shona people of Zimbabwe, the sounds of the mbira are believed to have the power to break through the heavens to communicate with ancestral spirits.
True

African modern popular music is a musical idiom that developed in:
The early 20th century

The following music example titled Ifa Divination represents:
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Music of the Yoruba people

The following music example titled Ifa Divination represents:
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Dundun drumming

The dundun drum ensemble epitomizes:
Yoruba drum music

The mbira is one of the most sophisticated melodic instruments in:
Sub-Saharan Africa

An important feature of the Shona religion is:
A strong belief in ancestral spirits

In a bira ceremony mbira is played to:
Facilitate spirit possession and open a line of communication between humans and spirits.

The Yoruba people, whose population is about 30 million, live in:
South Western Nigeria and parts of Benin Republic

Please select the word pair that best completes the following sentence: The melodic patterns played on the instrument are outlined as series of _______ short repetitive phrases, each of which consists of ________ beats.
four / twelve


According to the course text, the dundun drum (pictured above) is played by the:
Yoruba people.

No single music or dance form represents the Caribbean ethos.
True

The concept of a talking drum provides perhaps the most important illustration of the way in which musical communication takes place in Africa.
True

Among the Baganda people of Uganda, the drum is a powerful icon of royal authority.
True