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• Dr. Kathy M. Bullock, Berea College, KY
• Dr. Donna M. Cox, University of Dayton, OH

Juba ‘dis and Juba ‘dat:

Exploring Connections in Music of the African Diaspora by Learning Selected Songs and Activities from Four Cultures: West African, Jamaican, Appalachian, and African American College Music Society October 23, 2009 10:00 am

+Playing Through The African Diaspora

 African American/Appalachian

Juba & Hambone

 Africa

clapping rhythm, Kamalondo, Che Che Koolay

 Jamaica

Emmanuel Road, Chi Chi Bud

 Summary of Characteristics

+ Appalachia? African American ? African?

Juba

+Hambone

+Playing in West Africa:

 Polyrhythm Claps  Circle Game

+Singing In West Africa: Kamalondo

+Che Che Koolay

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+Playing in Jamaica: Emmanuel Road

+Chi Chi Bud Oh

+Closing the Circle African Characteristics/Retentions

 Rhythmic complexity (polyrhythm, syncopation)  Dance/movement  Call & response  Functionality  Predominance of voice  Predominance of percussion  Improvisation  Variety of timbre

+Resources

 Bessie Jones: Step It Down  Noel Dexter: Mango Time: Folk Songs

• f Jamaica

 Travel to Ghana, West Africa, Jamaica  Life in Eastern Appalachian region  Life in African American communities

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donna.cox@notes.udayton.edu bullockka@berea.edu

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