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Here is a brilliant resource for both general music classroom and more specialized music teachers working with beginner percussion groups. Inspired by the thrilling traditional music of Africa, well-known Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie and educator Paul Cameron show you how to develop a terrific range of rhythmic ideas using everyday classroom percussion and the body. Includes: CD (full performance, accompaniment only and example demonstrations), printed melody lines and piano parts, teaching techniques, assessments, instrument illustrations and background information. Available: Book/CD only. Grades 4-9. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on May 1, 1994. The length of the article is 2097 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Umfundalai technique, which provides students with a holistic perspective on movement expression based on the aesthetic characteristics of African culture, is currently being applied to three different student populations in Philadelphia, PA. At the Temple University, the focus is mainly on individual awareness, growth and knowledge of African culture and movement, while at both the University of the Arts and the New Freedom Theater, the emphasis is primarily on technical development and artistic expression.

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Title: Umfundalai: one technique, three applications. (Dance Dynamics - African Dance) (Cover Story)
Author: Glendola Rene Mills
Publication: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1994
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: v65Issue: n5Page: p36(43)

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa during the late 1990s. It is a local evolution of house music combined with African sounds. Typically at a slower tempo, Kwaito often contains catchy melodic and percussive loop samples, deep basslines and vocals. Although bearing similarities to Hip Hop and Rap a distinctive feature of Kwaito is the manner in which the lyrics are often shouted, blabbered and chanted. DJ Diplo described Kwaito as slowed-down garage music most popular among the poor kids of South Africa. The word 'kwaito' is an Isicamtho term from the Gauteng townships and encompasses styles that range from guz, d'gong, and isgubhu to swaito. The word originates from the Afrikaans word 'kwaai', which traditionally means strict or angry although in its more common and contemporary use 'kwaai' is a translation of the loose English term 'cool'. Since its origins, similar to Isicamtho, kwaito lead a post-apartheid township subculture into the mainstream. Despite the fact that Afrikaans is associated with the apartheid regime and racial oppression, Afrikaans words are often drawn into the Isicamtho vocabulary, typically reshaped and used in a related or new context. Mdu, a pioneering kwaito artist, says "When house music got popular, people from the ghetto called it kwaito after the Afrikaans slang word kwai meaning those house tracks were hot, that they were kicking". Another Isicamtho word derived from the Afrikaans word 'kwaai' is amakwaitosi, meaning "gangster". The popular kwaito artist and producer Arthur Mafokate describes the relationship between kwaito and "gangster" as "all about the ghetto music" In the backdrop of a transforming South Africa, Kwaito took shape in the townships Soweto at the same time Nel... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=387578 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on February 1, 1994. The length of the article is 1836 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: West African dance is characterized by percussive music and emphasizes individual expression and interpretation through improvisation. It also uses a lot of space and direction changes to build combinations based on full-body movement. Such movements can be integrated with modern American dance to create a new dance form devoid of sex role stereotypes usually found in traditional dance forms.

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Title: Using the power of West African dance to combat gender issues. (includes related article) (Dance Dynamics: Gender Issues in Dance Education)
Author: Julie A. Kerr-Berry
Publication: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1994
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: v65Issue: n2Page: p44(3)

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Counterstrike, is a drum and bass duo from Cape Town consisting of Justin Scholtemeyer and Eaton Crous. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the South African drum 'n bass scene. Counterstrike are known for their composition of raw, high energy sound mostly inspired by Metal, Techno and early Techstep. Counterstrike also known as Animal Chin and 500 Mills, have been active drum 'n bass DJs / Producers since the mid Nineties. Collectively producing since 1998, the duo drew attention for their releases on various high profile labels such as Rob Playford's Moving Shadow, Dieselboys Human Imprint, Barcode Recordings and Dylan's Obscene. Algorythm Recordings, their own imprint, was re-launched in 2005 and includes releases from artists such as Current Value, Limewax, SPL and T.Z.A. Apart from their busy production schedule Counterstrike still find the time to regularly perform in Europe and the United States, playing at events and clubs such as Therapy Sessions , Respect (LA), Kings Of The Jungle, Homegrown (Cape Town), and Renegade Hardware at The End (London).Counterstrike have performed across the globe in countries including Russia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, United States, Estonia, South Africa, Belgium, Spain, Lithuania, Croatia, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and Ukraine. The following trivia comes from various interviews and the answers posted by Counterstrike themselves on forums and interviews. Actual references are hard to point out as some forum data has been removed or temporarily shut down. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=429121 ... Read more

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1935. In 1934, Geoffrey Gorer wrote confidently that The West African Negro... is (more than anything else) the man who expresses every emotion with rhythmical bodily movement. Ten years after its publication, Gorer admitted that rereading his anthropological survey of West Africa, Africa Dances, was a chastening and, in some ways, humiliating experience. But, although his methodology is now outdated, cultural and racial generalizations such as this paved the way for modern-day anthropology. ... Read more

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This collection of twenty-six poems are bonded by passion and knowledge, and imaginations invoked which represent the vastness of the human society: pictures of history, tributes to courageous writers, the beauty of landscape, the indebtedness to folklore and oral traditions, and the spontaneity of silent aspirations. Written from a variety of perspectives, the collection is organized thematically dealing with emotions and passions, in voices that addresses both public and private concerns. The collection conjures a universal and human vision of poetry, constructing and opening doors of memory. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 7518 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador). In both regions, the history of civilization goes back thousands of years. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 3436 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador). In both regions, the history of civilization goes back thousands of years. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2224 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador). In both regions, the history of civilization goes back thousands of years. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: African Dance, Funaná, Guérewol, Tufo, Kizomba, Toyi-Toyi, Gumboot Dance, Djolé, Xibelani Dance, Borrowdale Dance, Ambasse Bey, Kpanlogo, Sokkie, Hunguhungu, Kwassa Kwassa, Mapouka, Chakacha, Assiko, Bobaraba, Okumkpa, Aláàrìnjó, Agbekor, Masquerade Ceremony, Indlamu. Excerpt:Online image: Members from the Kankouran West African Dance Company perform during a ceremony in the Rose Garden, White House in 2007 In this article African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub-Saharan Africa , and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles. These dances must be viewed in close connection with African Music , as many African languages have no word to define music. These dances teach social patterns and values and helps people work, mature, praise or criticize members of the community while celebrating festivals and funerals, competing, reciting history, proverbs and poetry; and to encounter gods. The most widely used musical instrument in Africa is the human voice. Although nomadic groups such as the Maasai do not traditionally use drums; in villages throughout the continent, the sound and the rhythm of the drum express the mood of the people. The drum is the sign of life; its beat is the heartbeat of the community. Such is the power of the drum to evoke emotions , to touch the souls of those who hear its rhythms. In an African community, coming together in response to the beating of the drum is an opportunity to give one another a sense of belonging and of solidarity. It is a time to connect with each other, to be part of that collective rhythm of the life in which young and old, rich and poor, men and women are all invited to contribute to the society. Characteristics The native African dance at Dakawa, Morogoro, Tanzani... ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on May 1, 1994. The length of the article is 1202 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The relevance of establishing African dance as a distinct discipline in dance curriculums is illustrated by the American education's goal of attaining multicultural literacy. However, there is still a need to adjust certain stereotypic perceptions about African dance in line with traditional perspectives of dance as education. The evolution of American dance has been influenced by numerous aesthetic principles characterizing African dance.

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Title: African dance: enhancing the curriculum. (Dance Dynamics - African Dance) (Cover Story)
Author: Julie A. Kerr-Berry
Publication: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1994
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: v65Issue: n5Page: p25(3)

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Chapters: African Art, African Cinema, African Dances, African Literature, African Music, Music of Africa, Sub-Saharan African Music Traditions, List of Fespaco Award Winners, Murder in the Cassava Patch, Equatoguinean Literature in Spanish, Funaná, List of African Musicians, Chiwara, Art of Zimbabwe, Akan Goldweights, Benin Art, Literature of Eritrea, the Thin White Line, Nkisi, 500 Years Later, African Folk Art, H. V. Meyerowitz, Warren M. Robbins, Guérewol, Cyril Fradan, Channel O Music Video Awards, Motherland, Nervous Conditions, Tufo, Mtv Africa Music Awards, Yoruba Literature, Ifan Museum of African Arts, Art of South Africa, Kizomba, Zina Saro-Wiwa, Toyi-Toyi, Olowe of Ise, African Aesthetic, Afropop Worldwide, Gumboot Dance, Oríkì, Akan Art, Uli, Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry, Gassire's Lute, Adire, Feathers of Knysna, Africa in Motion, Kora Awards, African Film and Television Association, Literature of Rwanda, the Black Candle, Benin Bronzes, Literature of Algeria, Djolé, African Writers Series, Xibelani Dance, Poems of Black Africa, Borrowdale Dance, Literature of Libya, Ambasse Bey, Kpanlogo, African Writers Conference, Sokkie, the House of Hunger, a Spirit of Tolerance: the Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar, Hunguhungu, Kwassa Kwassa, Agbogho Mmuo, Ernest Emenyonu, Calabar International Conference on African Literature and the English Language, the Book of Not, Yoruba Traditional Art, Mapouka, Chakacha, Assiko, Bobaraba, Okumkpa, Africa Beyond, Nsukka Group, Aláàrìnjó, Agbekor, Ircalc, Ikegobo, African Hemiola Style, List of Soukous Musicians, Masquerade Ceremony, Indlamu, Nok Terracotta Figures. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 330. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: African art constitutes one of the most diverse legacies on earth. Though many casual observers ten...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=331015 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 585 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador). In both regions, the history of civilization goes back thousands of years. ... Read more