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Exploring the World of Music: Identity, Dance, and Spirituality in Guadeloupe and Beyond, Quizzes of Art

Definitions and context for various musical terms and concepts, with a focus on identity, dance, and spirituality in guadeloupean and indian music. Topics include guadeloupean music genres like identity, dancehall, gwo ka, and zouk, as well as indian musical traditions such as hinduism, yoga, and classical music. Key figures like admiral t and kassav are also discussed.

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2009/2010

Uploaded on 04/27/2010

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TERM 1 Identity DEFINITION 1 can apply to an individual or group individual's comprehension of him/herself as a seperate entity can affiliate or separate one from a group. artistic traditions language ethnicity historical roots - all these are part of guadelupan music TERM 2 Dancehall DEFINITION 2 emerged in 1980s in Jamaica popular today musical content riddim chune lyrical content (slackness) emerged in 1990s imported from Jamaica... consumed by youth TERM 3 Gwo Ka DEFINITION 3 symbol of guad traditional drum music and dance originated during time of slavery guadeloupean folk music performed in small drum ensembles uses call and response vocals uses 7 distinct rhythms TERM 4 Riddim DEFINITION 4 rhythm TERM 5 Kweyol DEFINITION 5 creole language blended with french TERM 6 Admiral T DEFINITION 6 grew up in the ghetto guadeloupean dancehall artist invested in guadeloupean identity TERM 7 Zouk DEFINITION 7 popular dance music genre emerged in 1980s first popular music in creole pioneered by the group Kassav TERM 8 Creolite DEFINITION 8 creoleness... call caribbean people embracing blend of cultures strong individually, stronger together TERM 9 Kassav DEFINITION 9 Zouk band received gold record; international TERM 10 lambi DEFINITION 10 conch shell TERM 21 nueva cancion DEFINITION 21 new song from chile protest music in latin American governments ruled by military dictatorships crackdowns on protest against govermnments... TERM 22 hinduism DEFINITION 22 indian religion TERM 23 caste DEFINITION 23 social stratification system TERM 24 yoga DEFINITION 24 means "spiritual integration" TERM 25 karma yoga DEFINITION 25 works yoga TERM 26 jnana yoga DEFINITION 26 meditation yoga TERM 27 bhakti yoga DEFINITION 27 love yoga (spiritual love) TERM 28 moska DEFINITION 28 release from cycle of rebirth TERM 29 nataraja DEFINITION 29 God of Dance TERM 30 shiva DEFINITION 30 one of the Hindu Gods of dance TERM 31 om (aum) DEFINITION 31 used in chant to connect with the divine. TERM 32 krishna DEFINITION 32 avatar (incarnation) of vishnu depicted as blue plays flute flute has ablilty to make others fall in love TERM 33 radha DEFINITION 33 krishna's lover TERM 34 raga DEFINITION 34 musical expressive mode or melody type TERM 35 rasa DEFINITION 35 asthetics TERM 46 sitar DEFINITION 46 fretted plucked lute (North India) TERM 47 mridangam DEFINITION 47 double-headed drum (south india) TERM 48 mahabharata DEFINITION 48 longest epic made up of discreet episodes you can tell in any order for entertainment TERM 49 ramayana DEFINITION 49 hindu epic TERM 50 vina/veena DEFINITION 50 plucked lute with large gourd resonator (South India) TERM 51 gamakas DEFINITION 51 orament or shake TERM 52 playback singers DEFINITION 52 lip synching actors mouth words TERM 53 brahmin DEFINITION 53 class of HIndu priests and preachers TERM 54 vinyana DEFINITION 54 humility or surrender to guru TERM 55 sadhana DEFINITION 55 spiritual exertion... TERM 56 vedas DEFINITION 56 Hindu scriptures rg. veda ... early text sama veda : source of chants TERM 57 garhana DEFINITION 57 musical style of performance or school TERM 58 riaz DEFINITION 58 endless practice TERM 59 lata mangeshkar DEFINITION 59 playback singet over 25,000 recordings! TERM 60 bharatanatyam DEFINITION 60 south indian dance derived from temple dances TERM 71 ngotag DEFINITION 71 jerking head from side to side TERM 72 tankep DEFINITION 72 facial expressions TERM 73 wayang kulit DEFINITION 73 shadow puppet play TERM 74 wayang golek DEFINITION 74 doll shaped puppets TERM 75 wayang topeng DEFINITION 75 play when human dancers wear masks TERM 76 wayang wong DEFINITION 76 play when human dancers use no masks TERM 77 alus DEFINITION 77 refined, polished. .. associated with graceful movement rice eyes smiling TERM 78 kras DEFINITION 78 strong, rough vigorous associated with monsters, demons, evils round eyes, red face TERM 79 pendet DEFINITION 79 devotional dance primarily by woman welcomes Gods TERM 80 baris DEFINITION 80 warriors drill dance.. men's dance means row, rank or file popular with tourists TERM 81 kecak DEFINITION 81 monkey king helps rama destroy evil king ravana up to 200 men sitting in concentric circles shout ket ket chak ket constant vocal part performed for tourists originally invented by colin mcphee canadian composer TERM 82 saron DEFINITION 82 bronze keyed xylophone not a lot of notes TERM 83 gong DEFINITION 83 sacred, have their own names, used as time keepers given offerings on Thursdays TERM 84 legong keraton DEFINITION 84 dance for prepubescent girls legong lively dance keraton royal court TERM 85 bonang DEFINITION 85 large kettle gongs played with sticks TERM 96 shinobue DEFINITION 96 transverse flute TERM 97 odaiko DEFINITION 97 large barrel drum TERM 98 kami DEFINITION 98 local spirits TERM 99 matsuri-bayashi DEFINITION 99 music of shinto festival TERM 100 shinto DEFINITION 100 traditional religion of japan TERM 101 mikoshi DEFINITION 101 portable shrine for kami TERM 102 karaoke DEFINITION 102 empty orchestra originated in japan popular form of entertainment reinforces singing in groups TERM 103 enka DEFINITION 103 blend of japanese and western song styles began in 1880s first as political then nostalgic popular today among elderly and middle aged TERM 104 Noh DEFINITION 104 oldest japanese drama masked theater TERM 105 kotoba DEFINITION 105 heightened speech TERM 106 bunraku DEFINITION 106 puppet theater three puppeteers work single puppet musicians sit on stage TERM 107 tayu DEFINITION 107 narrator TERM 108 shamisen DEFINITION 108 three stringed lute TERM 109 haflah DEFINITION 109 formal music party TERM 110 mahrajan DEFINITION 110 weekend long party TERM 121 fushi DEFINITION 121 republic of maldives TERM 122 etenraku DEFINITION 122 gagaku melody and dance TERM 123 komuso DEFINITION 123 stinged musical instrument TERM 124 levant DEFINITION 124 The Levant () ( ', also known as (Mashriq)) describes, traditionally, the Eastern Mediterranean at large TERM 125 dabkah DEFINITION 125 arab dance TERM 126 tabl baladi DEFINITION 126 double headed drum TERM 127 awiyyah DEFINITION 127 male arabic name
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