Evolution and Development of African Popular Music
Music · 50 practice questions
Highlife, Afro-beat, Fuji, Apala, Reggae, Makosa, Ikwokirikwo, Okukuseku, Ekassa, Akuko na egwu, Awurebe, Waka, Hiplife, Hip-hop and Juju.
- Differentiate one musical genre from another.
- Examine their influence on society.
Try a few questions
- Practice question 1
Comparing Fuji and Apala, both specifically Yoruba popular genres, specifically reveals differences in their
- A.exact country of origin, since both in fact originated in two entirely different countries
- B.musical roots and instrumentation
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to revealing differences in musical roots or instrumentation
- D.complete absence of any musical roots whatsoever, in either genre
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B. musical roots and instrumentation
Comparing Fuji and Apala, both Yoruba popular genres, specifically reveals differences in their musical roots and instrumentation.
- Practice question 2
Live performance, historically, specifically was a central way in which African popular music genres were experienced
- A.exclusively within formal concert halls, with no informal or outdoor performance at all
- B.before widespread recording technology became available
- C.only after recording technology had already become completely obsolete
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to being central before widespread recording technology
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B. before widespread recording technology became available
Live performance, historically, specifically was a central way African popular music was experienced before recording technology.
- Practice question 3
Studying the evolution of African popular music specifically helps a student appreciate how historical, social, and technological factors
- A.have no actual bearing whatsoever on the development of any musical genre
- B.shape musical change
- C.only ever apply to Western classical music, with no relevance to African genres
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to helping appreciate how such factors shape musical change
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B. shape musical change
Studying the evolution of African popular music specifically helps a student appreciate how various factors shape musical change.
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