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8th CK Sound AFRICA
8 CKSCIENCE Sound AFRICA COMPLETE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Whisper Song/Inanga Chuchotee | a style of music unique to Burundi that involves a vocalist who whispers along with a tree zither. |
| Zither | a flat wooden soundboard over which strings are stretched; the instrument is commonly plucked, but may be strummed or bowed as well |
| Inanga | the name of the concave tree zither in Burundi |
| Ikivumu | the tree used for making the inanga |
| Amenyo and Amano | the “teeth and toes” on the inanga used to tighten and hold the strings |
| Pitch | the location of a sound in a tonal scale dependent upon the speed of vibrations from the source of the sound |
| Overtone | a pitch that is relative or perceived by the human ear to be higher than the actual source tone; overtones are related to the original pitch usually by fractions of their original frequency |
| Frequency | the speed of the vibrations of a sound source |
| Pygmy | small or dwarflike |
| Polyphony | many sounds at once as melody |
| Ethnomusicologist | a person who studies indigenous music |
| Elobaye | “hello, how are you” |
| Ejenji | a forest mystic who is believed to have telepathic power |
| Esime | percussion break with intense dance and sparse improvised singing |
| Eboka | intense polyphonic song usually accompanied by drums or clapping that calls out the Mokoondi; this form rises and falls with intensity as it blends in and out of Esime |
| Elanda - | simple party music |
| Lokoondo | intense polyphonic women’s song, usually involving their own Mokoondi |
| Elelo | funeral singing |
| Geedal | harp |
| Mondume | harp zither |
| Mobio | open ended four hole flute |
| Earth Bow | a living sapling tied down to the ground with rope and held there with a wooden peg; the rope is plucked generating a deep resonating sound |