South African Art and Music

Music

Page 1: Elements of music

Page 2,3, and 4: Types of musical instruments Page 5: Black Ladysmith

Elements of music Page 1

Some elements use president oratorical style.

As slaves where brought to the western hemisphere,they brought elements of their music with them leading to cultural fusion as:

Brazillian Samba

Jamaicon Reggae

Mamo

Cuban son

Salsa

Afrocubism

Reggae music started in the 1960s in the black ghettos of Jamaica

Used for social and ceremonial purposes.

Types of musical instruments page 2

Woodwind instruments:

wood wind instruments,In Africa, they are made mainly of animal horns and tusks, shells, wood, reeds, and bamboo. The flute, whistle, trumpet, and clarinet are popular wind instruments.stringed instruments produce sound through the vibration of stretched strings. The most basic form is the musical bow. It is an important instrument among southern African groups

Types of musical instruments page 3

Percussion instruments

Percussion instruments are sounded by striking, shaking, scraping, plucking, or rubbing. They include drums (such as the Djembe), rattles, bells, clappers, cymbals, and xylophones. The marimba is a type of xylophone that originated in Africa. It often has gourds under each key to help the instrument make sounds when the keys are struck.such as the San and the Nguni (which includes the Xhosa and Zula people). The musical bow consists of a string made of gut, skin, or rope stretched between the two ends of a flexible stick. Most bows are played by plucking or striking the string with the fingers.

Types of instruments page 4

Music is a big part of south African culture. Reggae music was actually started in Jaimaca.

Bob Marley was a famous singer for reggae music. Here is a picture of him.

Black Ladysmith Mambazo Page 5

South African

Represents male  choral music in both Xosa and Zulu.

Mbube ( mbube-it means lion in Zula)

Art

Art

Kente Cloth

The kente cloth was created by the Ashanti people of Ghana.

It is the most highly recognizable item of culture from Africa and has many colors that symbolize different things.