Background I

Background I

• African Music
• Generalizations
  • Three main language groups
    • North Eastern Region - Nilo-Saharan
    • West Africa - Niger-Congo
    • Central and Southern Africa - Bantu

Notes:

What is African Music ?

Ask most people in America

• Lots of Drums
• People Dance
• Lots of Different types of drums
• Complex Rhythms

No such thing as African Music. Terminology is too generalized

Africa Continent 36 Countries, 2000 languages, 100’s of Ethnic Groups, Many different Cultures. All types of music in Africa

Ethnic Groups=Tribes=Clans not American Ethnic Groups

Generalisations

• Three main language groups