Page 9 - Music

Table 1.1 Some popular music genres in the world
Other parts of the
Tanzania Other African countries
world
(a) Ngoma (a) Afro-beats (a) Rock
(b) Bongo fleva (b) Highlife (b) Jazz
(c) Singeli (c) Congolese Rhumba (c) Classical
(d) Taarab (d) Kwaito (d) Blues

(e) Choir (e) Amapiano (e) Country
(f) Muziki wa dansi (f) Mbaqanga (f) Reggae
(g) Juju (g) Hip hop
(h) Chimurenga (h) Samba
(i) Salsa
(j) Zouk

Activity 1.2

(a) Study Table 1.1 and identify a country(ies) where each music genre mentioned
in the column titled, “Other African countries”, can be found. You may read
books from the library or materials from the internet.
(b) Listen to different music and identify the genres to which they belong.
(c) Listen to two songs from different genres and describe the messages they

convey. Who are the possible audiences for the songs and why?

Exercise 1.1

Answer the following question:
Can music be meaningful and influential to a particular community without
having a clear message? Why?

Elements of music
Music is characterised by a number of basic elements, such as rhythm, melody,

harmony, dynamics, timbre or tone colour and others. All these are important
aspects of any music. Various pieces of music can be analysed by describing their

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