Shalia

=__**INTRODUCTION:** __ = ==**Welcome to my music page on Wikispaces! I am a ninth grade student at Science Leadership Academy. We have been studying African American history for a few weeks. One thing that we are learning is Ethnomusicology. I am of many that has begun to take a deeper understanding about music after learning this. The purpose of this music page is for people visiting it to get a better understanding of the background of many types of music and how they were influenced by African American music. I have taken interest in many different types of music. After learning and researching ethnomusicology, I have begun to listen more closely to music and see more patterns within. I will demonstrate the similarities of African American music and 3 songs, of different genres. One song will be from another country and the two others will be from the year 1974 or earlier and just a song of my choice.**==




media type="file" key="04 Guantanamera.m4a"

 * ===**Song title- Guantanamera**===
 * ===**Genre-Latino**===
 * ===**Year-1967**===
 * ===**Artist-Celia Cruz**===
 * ===**Description/Connection- This song is known as a Cuban national song. It is a very big hit and everyone knows it.This song connects to African music though two different things. One is call-n-response and the other is repetition. In the beginning Celia Cruz is singing by herself, when it gets to the middle of the song children join in with her.The title of the song is repeated many times throughout this song, showing repetition.This song has a rhythm that makes the singer's words flow****.**===

media type="file" key="1-06_The_Temptations_-_My_Girl.mp3"

 * ===**Song title- My girl**===
 * ===**Genre- Rhythm and Blues [soul]**===
 * ===**Year-1966**===
 * ===**Artist- The Temptations**===
 * ===**Description/Connection- This song has a blues feel. As well as many other songs, it uses repeition throughout the song. The repetition in this particular song is "my girl". The beat sounds like someone is playing a African drum in the background. Other instruments are, guitar and maybe a piano. This song was sang by a group of 5 people [shown above], each person in the group had a chance to sing a given part of the song. This represents something used numorous times in Rap music, called call-n-response.**===

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media type="file" key="Love Lockdown.mp3"

 * ===**Song title- Love Lockdown**===
 * ===**Genre- Rhythm and Blues**===
 * ===**Year-2008**===
 * ===**Artist- Kanye West**===
 * ===**Description/Connection- This song was made by an American Artist and has became a huge hit on major radio stations. As you listen to this song you will hear drums that sound similar to ones played in Africa. This song shows lots of repetition, the words are worded very much alike and begin to repeat themselves. Just as the song above, this song has a very smooth flow that helps the listener really get into the words.**===