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Africa is, of course, a big | Africa is, of course, a big continent… An essential musical culture (or family of musical cultures) of Africa is the [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|arabic]] one, for which there is a separate page. A brief overview of non-arabic African musical cultures: | ||
The Wagogo people of central Tanzania use a pentatonic scale 1/1 - 9/8 - 5/4 - 3/2 - 7/4 (harmonics 5 through 10) in all their songs and all their instruments. Instruments: kalimba, harp, fiddle, marimba, hand drum. Vocals tend to have parallel harmonies, singing at a distance of a "penta-third". Hukwe Zawose is a well-known Wagogo musician. | The Wagogo people of central Tanzania use a pentatonic scale 1/1 - 9/8 - 5/4 - 3/2 - 7/4 (harmonics 5 through 10) in all their songs and all their instruments. Instruments: kalimba, harp, fiddle, marimba, hand drum. Vocals tend to have parallel harmonies, singing at a distance of a "penta-third". Hukwe Zawose is a well-known Wagogo musician. | ||
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Madagascar was colonized by Indonesians long ago, and the music is a mixture of African and Indonesian. Tarika Sammy is a well-known group. | Madagascar was colonized by Indonesians long ago, and the music is a mixture of African and Indonesian. Tarika Sammy is a well-known group. | ||
=Instruments= | == Instruments == | ||
A notable african instrument category is the [[ | A notable african instrument category is the [[kalimba|kalimba (mbira)]] family. | ||
=External links= | == External links == | ||
[http://infohost.nmt.edu/%7Ejstarret/pygmies.html Baka Pygmies vocal polyphony] | [http://infohost.nmt.edu/%7Ejstarret/pygmies.html Baka Pygmies vocal polyphony] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/497105067092502/posts/930794453723559/?comment_id=930798123723192 facebook thread in the MMTT group about wagogo music, includes pre-Hukwe-Zawose recordings] | [https://www.facebook.com/groups/497105067092502/posts/930794453723559/?comment_id=930798123723192 facebook thread in the MMTT group about wagogo music, includes pre-Hukwe-Zawose recordings] | ||
[[Category:African| ]] <!-- main article --> | [[Category:African music| ]] <!-- main article --> | ||
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