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61 Cards in this Set
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If the colonial power was Catholic, the drum and dance traditions in the colony were____________. |
allowed to continue
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By the 1970s, the descendants of the Cuban son, the mambo, and related forms became known under the umbrella label of:
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salsa |
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From the "Ijesha" people of Nigeria, this sacred dance rhythm became Yesa or iyesa - in _______.
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Cuba
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_______is a family of three rhythms
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rumba
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_______is the fast tempo (also played in 6/8), danced by men only. |
rumba colombia
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If the lead drum is the quinto, it is most likely ________ music.
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secular
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Ras Tafari or prince Tafari was the pre-coronation name of________.
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Haile Selassie
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A lyrical slow Cuban song is known as a: |
bolero
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_____is a five-note rhythm.
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clave
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Rastafarians believe that Ras Tafari was a descendant of King David and the lost tribe of Israel. (T/F)
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True
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secular dance form in Cuba
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all of the above
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anthropological phenomenon between meeting cultures
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syncretism
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A repeated asymmetrical pattern derived from timekeeper bells of West Africa is a:
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clave
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_____________is the highest of the conga drums.
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Quinto or requinto
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_____ refers to the rhythmic chording of the guitar in reggae music, often on "2 +4".
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skank
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When the drummer plays the bass drum and the rimshot on beat 3 in Reggae it is called _______.
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one drop
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Dreadlocks represent a parallel with Judaism (the uncut locks of the Hasidim). (T/F)
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True
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______ is the rhythmic organization of the push and pull in the music.
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clave
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When the drumset plays bass drum on 1, 2, 3, 4 with the rim shot on beat 3, it is called____.
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four horse
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Guaguanco is the middle tempo dance of courtship that includes the ______and botao.
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vacunao
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____________ is the low drum of the conga.
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tumba or tumbadora
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Cuban rhythm - the first 3 notes in 3-2 son clave
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tresillo
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_________ (vaccination) is the symbolic gesture of copulation.
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vacunao
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__________ is the middle drum of the conga.
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conga or segundo
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______ food represents a dietary restriction for practicing Rastafarians.
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Ital
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_____refers to the rhythmic comping (chording) style on the keyboard, where the right hand plays on "2 + 4" and the left hand plays on all of the "+" , sandwiching 2+4.
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bubble
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Bass patterns in Cuban music, called ________ , frequently accent just before the beat, creating a distinctive syncopation.
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tumbao
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__________ is the drumming of the Rastafarian.
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Nayabingue
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______ is a 6/8 rhythm used to accompany sacred music of the Santeria.
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bembe
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In guaguanco, the woman's movements called _____can evade the choreographic attentions of the partner.
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botaos
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_______ is an instrument of concussive sticks.
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clave
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If the lead drum is the tumba, the music is most likely________.
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sacred
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Yambu is the slow tempo dance with no _______and botao.
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vacunao
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_________is an Afro-Haitian religion.
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vodou
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Rara and Petro/Petwo are the two branches of Vodou. (T/F)
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False
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________is the drum that responds to the lead drum in the Rada ensemble.
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Gwonde / Segonde
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Rada and Ogan are the two branches of Vodou. (T/F)
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False
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The vaksin player sometimes strikes the length of bamboo with a stick, playing the time-line called kata - a Ki-Kongo word meaning "to cut". (T/F)
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True
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The flight of Colonists from Haiti spread Haitian Creole culture. (T/F)
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True
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________is the lead drum in the Rada ensemble.
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Ounto / Manman
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________is the rattle that is played in the Vodou ensemble.
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Tcha Tcha /Asson
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In the Caribbean, Haiti has the strongest connection with African culture. (T/F)
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True
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Rada and Petro/Petwo are the two branches of Vodou. (T/F)
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True
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Because Haiti was under Protestant colonial rule the drum and dance traditions were allowed to continue. (T/F)
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False
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Rada is Kongo influenced, more militaristic and uses barrel shaped drums laced with cow skin heads. (T/F)
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False
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________is the drum that plays the ostinato in the Rada ensemble.
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Katabou / Bula/kata
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________is the bamboo trumpet from played in the Rara ensemble.
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Vaksin /vaccine
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Rada is cooler, Ewe/Fon (Dahomey kingdom), Yoruba (Nigeria) influenced. It uses goatskin peg tuned goblet shape drums with carved feet, (T/F)
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True
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_________season runs from Lent to the day after Easter.
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Rara
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________is a spirit, angel, god, ancestor spirit or African deity in the Vodou pantheon.
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Loa/lwa
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________is the hoe or iron bell in the Vodou ensemble.
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Ogan |
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________ - is a Creolized genre drawn from French musical forms and African stick-fighting drumming and singing. |
Calypso |
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Colonial government, of what is now Trinidad and Tobago, banned _________from Carnival in 1884. |
drumming |
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In 1963 the government of Trinidad and Tobago put together a national competition at Carnival called _______. |
Panorama |
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_____________ is a kind of steel drum. |
d. Ping-pong |
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Guitar pan is a kind of steel drum. |
True |
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Tenor or lead pan describes the percussion section in the steel drum ensemble. |
False |
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Triple cello pan describes the percussion section in the steel drum ensemble. |
False |
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Six or nine bass is a kind of steel drum. |
True |
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Engine room describes the percussion section in the steel drum ensemble. |
True |
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The pan is known to be the only completely new acoustic instrument invented in the twentieth century. |
True |