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__ ** I  ** ____ **  ntroduction : ** __    **Welcome. This page is about how music that we listen to today relates to African music. The music on this page is split several songs. One song is a more recent song (song of choice), two bonus songs I added (personal favorites), another song that was created before 1974, and the last song is from a country that doesn’t speak primarily English. Please take the time to listen to these songs. You will probably notice the relation they have with each other and with African music. My main purpose for creating this page is to help others get a closer view on how music can relate to its origin. I learned much while creating this page and you too may learn about how some music originates from African music and how. Keep in mind that the blues, jazz, gospel, ect. Were inspired by African music by rhythm, story, thesis (main ideas), and feelings.** ======  =__ My Song Of Choice: __=  ===__Song: __ __Master Of Puppets -__  __By: Metallica__   ===       __ **Genre** **:** __   **Heavy Metal**  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">   <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">__ Song Synopsis: __  ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> //<span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> ** Master Of Puppets **  //<span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> ** was released in 1986 on the album none other than **  //<span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> ** Master Of Puppets **  //<span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> **. The song is about how drugs (the master) destroy your life and how the people who do drugs are the puppets of drugs which are pulling their strings and destroying their dreams as said in the lyrics of the song. Though the tone is a bit angry, the song delivers a message that many people don't really see. For lyrics, try here: ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> __[|**http://www.lyrics.com/index.php/artists/lyric/metallica-p-4906-lyrics-master-of-puppets-t-1233955__**] <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">  __ <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">__ Musicians: __  **  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">  //<span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> ** Cliff Burton (bass, guitar, and piano player), Lars Ulrich (drummer), Kirk Hammett (lead guitar player), and James Hetfield (vocalist and rhythm guitar player). ** //<span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">**__ Relation With African Music: __** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> ** The song relates to African music because it has a blues rhythm, which in this case is A, A, B or "Master! Master! Master of puppets ect. This is repeated throughout the song and so that tells you that the song was inspired by blues which in originated by African music that had the same lyrics in three lines and then again later on in a song. Another thing that contributes to the fact that this song was inspired by blues is that the lyrics can be improvised in several different ways, which means that the lyrics can change while it is sung. Because of the songs genre (metal), it is a little hard to tell what inspired the rhythm and measures to be the way they are, which is one reason why I chose a heavy metal song. I was looking for a a small challenge. Also notice that the intro has a repeating rhythm like in other blues music. The tone is also more of a sad or angry tone, which is found in many blues songs. African music inspired the blues with the rhythm and themes that the blues have today and in the past. During the near end of the song where the solo is at, there is a constant rhythm. Notice how the rhythm goes on and is then broken with a more unique solo and then brought back. That is common in many songs. I found it most common in the blues. **  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">   <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">__ Personal Reflection __ :   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> ** I find this song very energetic and it makes me determined. This project has helped me link the song to African music, which is very hard to do for this song. I was impressed with what I came across. I never really thought about how this song that has nothing to do with African music links to African music. Because the genre is so distant it was hard to distinguish where the song could have came from along with where the rhythms came from. ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 248, 248);"> __//** Master Of Puppets - Metallica **//__ =  = media type="file" key="02 Master Of Puppets.m4a"

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= __<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 150%; color: rgb(27, 106, 218);">My Bonus (Personal Favorites) Songs: __  = =__// 1 //__ __// st //__ __// Personal Favorite Song: //__= __Song:__ // We're An American Band  //  - **__ Grand Funk Railroad __**

** __ Genre: __ ** **Rock** media type="file" key="02 We're An American Band.m4a" = = = = = = =      = =  __2nd Personal Favorite Song:__  = **__ Genre: __** ** Rock/Pop ** ** __Relation With African Music__ :__ With the call and response in the song, California Dreamin' relates to African music because in African songs there is a lot of call and response found. The whole song is mostly call and response and a slight blues A, A, B rhythm. The song has a very distinct 4-4 rhythm that seems constant throughout. The call and response is like the song Obaricoso by Tito Puente. __** **__ California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas __** media type="file" key="07 California Dreamin'.m4a"
 * __ Song Synopsis: __ ** // **We're An American Band** // **was released in 1973 on the album** // **We're An American Band** // **. The song is just about being an all out America rock band. The lyrics say things about becoming famous and doing stuff that famous rock artist do. With it's jolly tone about drinking and getting ladies, it's just an uplifting song about getting famous and having a good time which was the old rocker personality. Sorry No Lyrics!**
 * __ Musicians: __ ** **Mark Farner, Dennis Bellinger, Howard Eddy Jr., Terry Knight, and Peter Frampton.**
 * __ Relation With African Music: __ ** **The song has a kind on feel as if the singer was telling you a story, which relates to what the griots did in African culture. The storytelling is what really gets a slice of African origin into the song. During the intro you hear a cowbell, which has a 4-4 beat until the drummer "tares it up". The 4-4 beat is found in African music and in blues, jazz, and rock. You will notice the rhythm in the song is basically constant throughout with the cowbell guiding you.**
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 * __ Song: __**// California Dreamin’  //**  – __ By: The Mamas & The Papas __  **
 * __ Song Synopsis: __** // ** California Dreamin’ ** // ** was released on the album **//** If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears **//** in 1966. This song is generally about dreaming of California paradise but being somewhere else that really isn’t nice. The song uses very descriptive adjectives that help you imagine what California is like and what paradise isn’t like. Sorry No Lyrics! **
 * __Musicians__ : ** ** Denny Doherty (vocals), Cass Elliot (vocals), John Phillips (vocals, guitar player), and Michelle Phillips (vocals). **

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 * __ Song Synopsis: __** ** I Love You was released in 1965 on the album U.S. Debut. The song has a clear and simple message. It is a story of someone who loves someone but can't find the words and way to say it to that special someone. The Zombies based most of their songs on Love which was one very focused song thesis in the 60's and 70's. For lyrics, try here: **======

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 * __ Musicians: __** ** The band members are Rodney Argent, (piano, organ, violin, and clarinet player) Hugh Grundy, (Drummer) Paul Atkinston (guitar, violin, harmonica, and recorder player) Christopher White, (bass guitar, double bass player, and vocalist) and Colin Blunstone (guitar and tambourine player). ** ======

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 * __ Relation With African Music: __ This song relates with African music because of it's storytelling lyrics found in many African songs. The story of the song can be related to. The tone of the song is slightly sad which is found in blues songs. The rhythm is more of an A, A, A, B with the lyrics. The drums in this song also have a blues beat and a more jazzy beat than most bands in their time. With the story of love which is found in many other cultures, the song can relate to African love stories. You will find a bit of call and response in the area where the lyrics become "I Love You" then in the backgroung they say it again. This form of call and response is also found in story telling songs in African music. **======

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 * __ Song Synopsis :__** ** What Comes Around was released in 2001 on the album Revolution. This song is about someone who hates a certain person but then again misses that person. The main thing is that the person has mixed feelings about someone. For lyrics, try here: **======

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 * __Relation To African Music:__ The tone is a sad and confused one that can be linked to the blues and the majority of blues music that originates from African music. The song has a very Latin origin and combines with a more heavy metal genre. As we know, heavy metal was created through blues to rock and roll, to hard rock, to metal, to heavy metal. The rhythm of the song is distinct between a 4-4 beat and an 6-8 beat that is found in many African songs and in the blues. With the combination of Latin music and heavy metal, Ill Niño has a very different genre than most metal bands. The rhyming in the song possibly came from hip-hop, which is a very highly inspired music genre by African music. The song can be improvised and sung with a different tone in order to deliver the message that the song has. **======