Zayd

=   //**__Zayd's Great Ethnomusicology Page!!!!__** //= Let me start off by thanking you for looking at my page because you can probably learn alot about ethnomusicology from this page, which is obviously the study of music and its history and backrounds. In class over the past quarter, our teacher, Mr. Sherif, has been teaching us about Ancient African History and how the music in our modern day is actually is based on the music they made back then. You are probably wondering how this could be possible for people who banged drums and sang in a different language had music that relates to modern music now, but it doesn't have to be the singing that relates to the modern songs, its the beat, the instruments, the emotions and the expressions that are told inside the song. For example, modern day rap and R & B are related to Ancient African background by the beats and how the instruments that are used have rhythm such as the guitar and the piano. They have notions such as 1-2-3-4 rhythm beats. Things such as songs, beats, and the instruments all connect and date back to the history of Ancient Africa. Each song of Ancient African background has something unique about it such as the drumming that you hear inside of the song might be the same as the drumming in your favorite rap or rock song. African American background can actually connect to songs that are even in other languages such as Spanish songs. An example of a song that is Spanish and could relate to African history is a song called Ahora Es by Wisin and Yandel which is the song posted below. Listen to the song and try to reflect and think about how the song could relate to African history. After you listen to the song. I will tell you how it relates to Ancient African history even though it doesn't really sound like it. I will post up all the **three** songs. The songs are made up in a certain category: A non- American song, A song from 1997 or earlier, and a song from anytime and anywhere. The similar thing about all of these songs are going to be that all of them can relate to Ancient African history. The first thing I want to do before I show you the songs and the synopsis on them is a brief summary on ethnomusicology so that you understand a little more on what I this page is mainly based on. Thank you and I hope you enjoy the music and my page!!!! =//__**Ethnomusicology**__//= Ethnomusicology is the scientific study of music, especially traditional or non-Western music, as an aspect of culture. It is also the comparative study of music of different cultures. Ethnomusicology spread in the late 19th century. The term ethnomusicology was introduced about 1950, and the field started to be used frequently in some academics such as history because the modern music that we listen to today such as rock, rap, r & b, reggae and many other categories of music deal with ethnomusicology by the beats and the insruments relating to the cultures and backgrounds of some places such as Ancient Africa. Ethnomusicology plays a huge role in our lives and we use it even when we think we don't such as when you are listening to your favorite rap song on your I-pod. The beats and the instruments such as drums and pianos relate to Ancient African backrounds, where beats actually started to originate. The more we know about ethnomusicology, the more we know about the academic using that field. Here are some links that you can go to if you want to learn alot more about ethnomusicology: http://www.shef.ac.uk/music/staff/js/EthLink.html http://janeczko.bol.ucla.edu/ethno.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnomusicology http://www.shef.ac.uk/music/ethnomusicology/ethnowhatis.html These are all very good sites that give you not only information on ethnomusicology, they even give you other sites to go to for it, especially the last link that is very helpful. =//__ Song # 1: Non American Song (Song originated from Puerto Rico) __ //= =//__Wisin and Yandel: Ahora Es __ //=

media type="file" key="Ahora Es.mp3" popular music of Jamaica that developed in the late 1950’s to early 1960’s was with American rock and roll and rhythm and blues at the time. Reggae spread around populations fast and it picked up in West Africa and it became a hit with the beats and songs that were created by the West Africans. It actually originated in the West Indies but it was first learned and used in Jamaica. The song is mainly about love and the singers describe the last night with a woman that they meet. I believe that this is a good song because it has a good rhythm and the beats are well put together to make the song nice to listen too. It also relates very well with Ancient African music because the genre of reggae is very commonly used in many of the songs that they play. It also gives you a comparison on how music in America today can relate to Ancient African music and how a song in a different language can too.
 * Song:** Ahora Es
 * Singers:** Wisin and Yandel
 * Genre:** Reggae
 * Year:** 2008
 * Synopsis:** This song is related to Ancient African music in many ways such as because it has a 3 to 3 beat and it is a genre called reggae. Reggae is very commonly used in Ancient African music. First let me tell you what reggae is so that you don't get confused. Reggae is
 * My Opinion**

__//**Lyrics**//__
Anoche, anoche soñe contigo Soñaba que te besaba y que te acorralaba [x2] Y ahora dale sin miedo, (Ahora es) Hasta que se rompa el suelo Y dale sin miedo (Ahora es, Ahora es)[x2] Llego el Guajiro, de la mano de un safiro Es la mami que a mi vida dio un giro, su pelo, su boca su suspiro, si me besa es como si me dieran en el pecho un tiro. Le doi un beso muerto de la risa, gata sumisa, empeze la poetiza, ella lo sabe todo como la pitonisa, si limpia su pantalon me limpia su camisa. Anoche, anoche soñe contigo Soñaba que te besaba y que te acorralaba [x2] Oye baby! Y ahora dale sin miedo, (Ahora es) Hasta que se rompa el suelo Y dale sin miedo (Ahora es, Ahora es) [x2] Usted esta fuera de ruta, no se ponga bruta, de que lo quieres de fruta? Si yo soy el capitan ella es mi recluta, mi gata es astuta no tiene substituta. Hay que darle un diploma, dulce paloma, no se haga la boba que a mi me encanta tu aroma. Cacheteame mami no te tengas en coma, si me dejas una maroma y Toma Toma Toma! Y ahora dale sin miedo, (Ahora es) Hasta que se rompa el suelo Y dale sin miedo (Ahora es, Ahora es) [x2] Anoche, anoche soñe contigo Soñaba que te besaba y que te acorralaba [x2] Queridos colegas del género, quridos amigos, W con Yandel, se han dado de cuenta de que ustedes tienen cara de tigre, con motor de ratón Ustedes saben ya ustedes son el confeti del cumpleaño, lo que sobra, Jaa! Llegaron los lideres el duo dinámico! Victor el Nazi! Nesti! Apodados por el pueblo como: “Los Extraterrestres”

=__//Song # 2: From 1997 or Earlier-//__= =__//Oba Kosa- The Bata Repertoire for Shanghai in Sakete//__= media type="file" key="07 Oba Koso.m4a" I believe that this song shows you a very big relationship and it makes you wonder about music because when you first hear this song, you think " How on earth can this song be related to Best Friend by 50 cent" or any other song that you really like. Well, first of all, its true. The beats of the drums and how the beats mix all have to deal with the production of the songs you listen to today. This song is a great song and if you like drumming and how the beats of the same instrument combine, then you will really like how this song is put together.
 * Song:** Oba Kosa
 * Group Singers:** The Bata Repertoire for Shanghai in Sakete
 * Genre:** African Pop
 * Year:** 1996
 * Synopsis:** This song is related to Ancient African singing and songs because it has a 4 to 4 beat and it actually was done and originated inside of Africa. It uses many beats and instruments such as the drum to produce the song in a manner in which it has repetition. The song starts out with one drum playing and then it has another drum playing to form the 4 to 4 beat and then it rotates the sound around by first it the beat going from a slow speed to a fast speed giving a good rhythm to the song. It is a good song that can relate to present hip hop and rap. An example of that is that many of the songs use the same instruments and beats. The song does have lyrics, but it could not be found on many search engines.
 * My Opinion**

=//__**Song # 3: Anytime Anywhere:**__//= =//__**Akon feat Wyclef- Sweetest Girl**__//=

media type="file" key="Wyclef_Jean_Ft._Akon_-_Sweetest_Girl.mp3" In my opinion, I believe money destroys you like how a rabbit eats up a farmer's garden of carrots. I believe people should not have money; they should have everything in the reach of their hands because it is not really fair that there are rich people that have everything they ever wanted and there are people in Africa, Iraq, Pakistan, and even people in the USA that are working for less than a dollar a month. They are human biengs and they deserve the same rights that rich people get. There is also a time when money is used in a good way can somehow do miracles for yourself and other people. When I was around the age of 9, my mother told me a story that I will never forget. The story was about a man who had a son diagnosed with cancer. The man took the boy to the doctors' and they said that the boy had no hope and was going to die in a month. The man became sad and walked back to their home. On the way, the man saw a widow picking out of the trash, looking for food. The man asked the widow why she was picking out of the trash. The woman said she had 4 kids and she was poor so she had to get food out of the trash to provide for her children. The man felt sorry for her so he contacted all the grocery stores and told the woman that she could go to the stores and borrow whatever she needed, and he would pay for it every month. The woman then bought clothes and she became rich and thanked the man for the action that he performed that made a huge impact on her life. The next day the man took his son for a checkup to see if he still was going to die and the doctor's asked the man if it was the same child because the boy was cured. Because he gave money and supported for the people that were in need by giving them money, the boy was somehow cured. The main meaning of this story is that never be obsessed with money and when you use money for good things, you never know how it can help you in ways that you could never imagine.
 * Song:** Sweetest Girl
 * Singers:** Akon feat Wyclef
 * Genre:** R & B
 * Year:** 2007
 * Synopsis:** The song Sweetest Girl is related to Ancient African background because it has a 4 to 4 time beat. Many African songs that are made have 4 to 4 beat most of the time and they sometimes change up the beat throughout the songs. The song is about a girl who was really smart and she was nice and was going to have a good future but then she wasted her whole life over money by working at casinos and bars for men. In the end she gets ripped off and doesn't get the money she wanted and wastes her life for no reason. The main theme and meaning of the song is that money is not everything in life. You can have money and get it alot, but you should never be obsessed with it. In the song, the main line is " //Now ima tell you like who told me, cash rules everything around me, its the dollar dollar bill y'all// " what they say is actually true when you think about it. Most rap and r & b songs talk about love and being rich, but this song actually can show you the actual reality of the life today. In Iraq and Africa and many other countries, people strive and work thier hardest and then they get the money because they are forced to work for money to survive. They save what they earn so that they can just feed their families. That is how this song is related to Ancient African background
 * My Opinion**

= = Finally, we come to the end of my ethnomusicology page. All of the songs listed above all compare to Ancient African music and backgrounds and when you come to think of it, we should really be thanking the Africans that made their music because without it, we would not have all the beautiful music flourishing throughout our world today. I recommend all of these songs for you and some of the songs, that is if you know what they mean, have meaning. Thank you for looking at my ethnomusicology page and I advise you to learn more about ethnomusicology and its teachings.
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