Friday, June 27, 2014
Musics of the World Week #1
Title of piece- Arawan
Performers- Tinariwen
Culture or Origin- Mali/West Africa
Orchestration- Acoustic guitar, lead guitar, and Djembe African Drums.
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Tinariwen is a group of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region
of northern Mali. They are famous for various genres of music such as
Tishoumaren (a style of music in Northern Africa), world, folk, blues
and rock. Tinariwen won a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
at the 54th Grammy Awards. "Arawan" is a song that I came across while
listening to various world music selections. As I listen to "Arawan" I can't
help but to get into a rhythmic groove of the song. The vocals seem to have a
light rock and even hip hop feel to the music as Tinariwen performs. I feel that
ethnomusicology informs world music pedagogy by becoming exposed to
various types of world music through careful listening and analyzing music
from around the world.
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It is interesting to hear this style of American popular music outside of the United States. It would be interesting to trace the influences of this group. Did they come up with the sound or were they influenced by American musicians? Does the use of amplified instruments used by American groups contribute to their similar sound? As with most hip hop style music, I like the initial beat but find it monotonous and tire of it quickly. I like more variety in harmony and intriguing melody. The only saving grace of this style of music is the innovative lyrics and improvisation of the lyrics. Anyway, this is a great example of how the music across the world can sound similar and show we are not all that different.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good example of Arabic pop-hi-hop. The style has migrated, hasn't it?Have you any idea what the lyrics mean? Interesting that the men on stage are in full traditional garb (most of them), but there is an unveiled woman with them. The audience is obviously Westernized. Where are they performing?
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