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Welcome to my page! Below is a list of three songs that relate to African American music. These songs are from different times, artists, and parts of the world. The first is a song that was released before 1971. The next is a song that is from a different country. And the third is any song that you can relate to African American music. Two of the songs are in English, and one is in Spanish. With each song is the name of the song, the musician, the genre, and a synopsis of how each song relates to African American music.     ** Song from before 1974 **   ** Song title: **  Brown Sugar      ** Artist :  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> The Rolling Stones  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Released <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:    ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1971  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Genre: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Rock/Pop  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> media type="file" key="2-08 Brown Sugar 1.mp3" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Song from a different country **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Song title: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ojala  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Artist: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Silvio Rodriguez  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Released: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2003  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Genre: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">World music **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Sub-genre: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Latin  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Synopsis: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Ojala by Silvio Rodriguez relates to African American music by the instruments used, the rhythms expressed, and the story line of the song. Guitar is the main instrument used within this song. Like African American music, this song is in four four time as well and have a very distinct beat that is expressed through the guitar as well. The difference is that the beat is played in a lower pitch and it helps move along the song. It is not present throughout the entire song, but not once is there no sense of where the down beats of the quarter notes are. Unlike some more recent music, Ojala has a great story line much like African American music. The story line can be seen through the lyrics in the link below. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> media type="file" key="01 Ojala.mp3" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> [|Lyrics in Spanish and English translation] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
 * __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Introduction __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Synopsis:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This song was influenced me African American music because it is our four time which is very common in African American music. It also has very distinct rhythms and beats within it that are made by many different drums. In African American music, drums were a major instrument. They kept beat with them and made the song more complex and interesting. Without the drums in //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Brown Sugar //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">, the song would be of a completely different genre and have a different feel to it. It also tells a story which is very common in African American music.  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
 * Any other song **
 * Song title: Hakuna Matata **
 * Artist: ** The Lion King Ensemble
 * Released: ** 1994
 * Genre: ** Pop/Classical



[|Lyrics] <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> media type="file" key="02 Hakuna Matata.m4a"<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">
 * Synopsis: Hakuna Matata by the Lion king ensemble ** has many aspects that resemble African American music. The instruments used are very similar to the instruments used in African music. The song is also in four four time. It is sung between two people and there is a lot of call and response as well as receptiveness in it. All of these are big components but the biggest is the story line. Not only does it have a meaning like many African American songs, but the story is also a modernized version of the story of Sundiata. Sundiata was a story from Africa that was a very similar story to the Lion King. And Sundiata directly translated, means Lion King.