Name – Aymen Abi Oula

Class – year 8

'Nimbaya! Women Drumming'

Listen to the audio version of 'Nimbaya! Women Drumming' and answer the following
questions.
For the five features of African music discussed yesterday in class, find 3 or more times
where they occur in this song. Note the time in which they occur and what it sounds like
(discuss the pitch, dynamic and how you know it is that feature)
Ostinatos –
Ostinato, (Italian: “obstinate”, )plural Ostinatos, or Ostinati, in music, short melodic phrase
repeated throughout a composition, sometimes slightly varied or transposed to a different
pitch. A rhythmic ostinato is a short, constantly repeated rhythmic pattern.
Traditional Instruments (membranophones etc) –
A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a
vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the
original Harbottle A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces
sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main
divisions of instruments in the original Harbottle-Sachs scheme of musical
instrument classification. Most membranophones are drums.
-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification. Most membranophones are drums.
Cross Rhythms –
They are two different sounds that sounds good after mix together
Traditional Language –
In traditional usage, syntax is sometimes called grammar, but the word grammar is also
used more broadly to refer to various aspects of language and its usage. In traditional
grammar syntax, a sentence is analysed as having two parts, a subject and a predicate.
Call and response –
In music, a call and response are a succession of two distinct phrases usually written in
different parts of the music, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or
in response to the first.
Do you think this piece is an accurate representation of African Music and why?
Music is an integral part of the African culture, with various ceremonies being preceded by
some sort of music. Music is used to communicate, pass literature, welcoming heroes
among other ritual functions. There are diverse genres of music in Africa like hymns, dirge,
that create mood