complete the sentences
1. African music can be characterized by_______________________________________
2. By listening to the different types of music of Africa, I realized that__________________________________________________
3. Music became a valuable part in the lives of the African most especially the
slaves because___________________________________________
4. The most distinctive feature of all African musical instruments is______________________________________________
5. My learning about the music of Africa is important because__________________________________________
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ANSWER
1.African music is often characterized by an extremely complex interplay of rhythms.
2.i realize that this music is so smooth to hear in my both ears and its so medival kind of musi. Explanation: sana naka help name of the music africa.
3.Because they can express their feelings whether it was sorrow, joyful, inspiration or hope. Songs were passed down from generation to generation throughout slavery.
4.Slit drums
Falling between rhythmic and melodic instruments, the largest and most distinctive member of the African struck-idiophone family is the slit drum, made from a hollowed log. By careful thinning of the flanks at certain places, the instrument may be tuned so as to yield as many as four distinct pitches.
5.Music in Africa is very important when it comes to religion. Songs and music are used in rituals and religious ceremonies, to pass down stories from generation to generation, as well as to sing and dance to. Traditional music in most of the continent is passed down orally (or aurally) and is not written.
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