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= __//Welcome to Brenda's Ethnomusicology Page!!!//__  =   On this page here, you will see some examples of music that relates to the African-American history. My class and i had studied on ethnomusicology. It's t he study of music and its culture. What  we had to do was choose 3 songs anywhere at anytime, a 1974 or earlier song, and one from any non_English speaking country. For example, their rhythm, beat, sound, etc. has to have some type of relationship between the African music from the past or the present life. I've decided to choose "A Change Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke, "Dancing Machine" by Jackson 5, and "Makoma Mu Hemaa" by:Papa Wastik. Hope you enjoy!

 **Song:** A Change Gonna Come(1964)  ** Genre :   ** Soul   media type="file" key="01 A Change Is Gonna Come.mp3" I was born by the river in a little tent Oh and just like the river I've been running ever since  It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
 * Song #1:** " <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** <span style="color: rgb(21, 130, 239);">A Change Gonna Com  **** <span style="color: rgb(21, 130, 239);">e"  ** <span style="color: rgb(21, 130, 239);"> by: Sam Cooke
 * Singer:** Sam Cooke<span style="color: rgb(21, 130, 239);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(1, 16, 19);">

It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown somebody keep telling me don't hang around It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother And I say brother help me please But he winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees

Ohhhhhhhhh.....

There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will <span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(22, 167, 26);"> __**Synopsis:**__ I chose this song because there was a relationship with both types of music. The way it was presented itself, it was soft but it was sung very strong as well. It told a story where African music told stories way back and now. It tells you how he feel as he grew with struggles in them and during his life time, he's been waiting for a change to happen. Like i said before, African music had told stories of their life, feelings towards something, or their Gods,etc. Which in this case, Sam had told a story about his life, waiting for a change to happen. He sung this song very strong with the slow and catching beat. It has a little bit of Jazz and Blues in it as well because it has repetition of the lines. For example, the last line in each stanza, he repeats "But i know a change gonna come, oh yes it will". **  Song #2 : <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">  <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(27, 85, 238);">"Dancing Machine" by: Jackson 5 **  **<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 9, 9);">Song: Dancing Machine(1973) ** <span style="color: rgb(11, 9, 9);"> **Singer:** Jackson 5 <span style="color: rgb(11, 9, 9);"> **Genre:** Funk/Disco <span style="color: rgb(11, 9, 9);"> media type="file" key="01 Dancing Machine.mp3"  <span style="color: rgb(11, 9, 9);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> Dancing, dancing, dancing She's a dancing machine

Ah babe Move it baby

Automatic Systematic Full of color self contained Tune that shadow to your vibes Captivating Stimulating

She's such a sexy lady Filled with space age design She's moving grooving Dancing to the music stop now

Yea

Rythmetic acrobatic She a dynamite attraction At the drop of a coin she comes alive, yea She knows what she's doing

She super bad now She's here to really blow your mind Dancing, dancing, dancing She's a dancing machine

Ah babe Do it baby Dancing, dancing, dancing She's a dancing machine

Ah babe Move it baby

She's a dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing machine Watch her get down, watch her get down As she do, do, do her thing Right on the scene

She's a dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing machine Watch her get down, watch her get down As she do, do, do her thing Right on the scene

Come on babe Come on babe Babe Babe

Shake it baby Shake it babe

Babe Babe Babe

Dance Dance Dance Dance

I like it I like I love you

Shes a dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing machine Watch her get down, watch her get down As she do, do, do her thing Right on the scene <span style="color: rgb(11, 9, 9);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> Shes a dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing machine Watch her get down, watch her get down <span style="color: rgb(27, 85, 238);"> <span style="color: rgb(7, 157, 38);"> __**Synopsis:**__ Dancing Machine is my 2nd choice relating to African Music. This is because there is a conversation with 2 people in the song and that’s called “Call & Response”. African music had done this type of singing, having conversation or referring to something that is attractive or important to them. Example, they sing about their Gods, people, or about the land they live on,etc. In this song, Michael refers it to a woman. Also he makes sounds with his voice, making a beat where it makes the song flow with the other instruments behind it. (Sounds he makes are like beep beepda beep with energy flowing with the beat). African Music had made many sounds with their voices making it above and beyond in their songs. This is where it makes the listeners want to follow along and to let the listeners hear their sounds in their voices of singing. It kind of tells you how they feel towards what they sing to basically. For example, around 10 seconds of the song starting, you would hear “ohh bop delee bop” continuing in the song. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> **Song #3: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 66, 255); font-size: 20px;">"Makoma Mu Hemaa" By: Papa Wastik ** ** Song: Makoma mu Hemaa ** ** Singer: Papa Wastik ** ** Genre: Raggae ** __ <span style="color: rgb(7, 141, 24);">Synopsis:   __**  <span style="color: rgb(7, 141, 24);"> I chose this song to relate to African music because of the steady beat that it has in the beginning of the song and throughout the whole music. In the beginning of the song, it starts off with a simple beat, then in 10 seconds of the song played, more instruments are added in with a rhythm that flows with the singer voice. During the chorus, there are backup singers humming and making responses to the singer while he sings, letting him know that they are listening and understands his feelings towards this girl. <span style="color: rgb(7, 141, 24);">   <span style="color: rgb(7, 141, 24);">In African music, they tell a story with flowing beats and the way they sing it let’s the listeners know how they actually feel because of the way it’s sung. Instruments in the background as well as the singers are going in this steady beat and close to the ending, the beat of the music goes kind of fast with this rattle and drum sound. If you hear this in the song, then that means that there is more feeling he has towards that actual part or an important message from that part that he wants out there for you to here. ** media type="file" key="BrendaUploadThis.mp4"