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Welcome to the red stream wikispace. The goal of this page is to draw connections between very diverse music from different sources, and to discover the African influence on everything from gospel, to rap/hip-hop, to rock. Some aspects of African influence include beat, rhythm, call and response, storytelling, and many other elements that is included in almost all music. In this page, I will compare three songs. One modern song, one from another country, and one that was made before 1974.

__Modern Song:__ Name: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Artist: Daft Punk Album: Discovery Date Released: October 13, 2001 Genre: House Country Of Origin: France media type="file" key="04 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.mp3" Summary: According to the artist, this song has no actual meaning. This song is like that of African folk music because it uses many layered beats, call and response of a sort, and lots of percussion.

__Song From Other Country:__ Name: La Camisa Negra Artist: Juanes Album: Mi Sangre Date Released: September 28, 2004 Genre: Latin Rock Country of Origin: Colombia media type="file" key="04 La Camisa Negra.mp3" Summary: This song is about Juanes' feelings towards his ex-wife. It relates to African music in using layered sounds, percussion, and telling a story through song.

Old Song (1971 or Earlier): Name: Light My Fire Artist: The Doors Album: The Doors Date Released: January 1967 Genre: Rock Country of Origin: USA media type="file" key="06 Light My Fire.mp3" Summary: This song relates to African folk music in its using call and response, telling a story of a sort, and percussion to keep the beat.