Year 8

How can we describe the music of Yemi Alade?

Year 8

How can we describe the music of Yemi Alade?

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will study the music of African artist Yemi Alade. We will also learn where she is from, and why we are studying her music.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What does 'Mede brebre masi ta' mean?
I don't like slow walkers
I go quickly, I walk quickly
Correct answer: I go slowly, I walk slowly
Q2.
What would western musicians say the time signature of Mede brebre masi ta was?
3/4
4/4
Correct answer: 6/8
Q3.
Is this song strictly 'a cappella'?
No - It is a for singers and a band
Correct answer: No - It is spoken but there is a drum accompaniment
Yes - it is just for vocalists
Q4.
What is a polyrhythm?
Two instruments playing the same rhythm at the same time
Two rhythms that interweave with each other
Correct answer: Two rhythms with different pulses played at the same time
Q5.
What is a cyclic rhythm?
A rhythm that changes after 2 bars
A rhythm that changes after 4 bars
A rhythm that doesn’t change
Correct answer: A rhythm that repeats or loops

5 Questions

Q1.
How can we describe fusion music?
Fusion music can only be fused with African music.
Correct answer: Fusion music combines two music styles together to create a new musical style.
Fusion music combines West African music with American funk and jazz.
Q2.
What two genres does 'Old Town Road X' fuse?
Country and West African music.
Hip Hop and blues.
Correct answer: Hip Hop and country.
Hip Hop and rock.
Q3.
Who developed the Afrobeat genre?
American Funk musicians
Correct answer: Fela Kuti
Yemi Alade
Q4.
What is the difference between afrobeat and afrobeats?
Afrobeat fuses West African music traditions with American funk and jazz whereas afrobeats fuses the tradition with any other genre from around the world.
Correct answer: Afrobeat fuses West African music traditions with American funk and jazz whereas afrobeats fuses the tradition with R&B, pop and dancehall.
They are the same type of music.
Q5.
How can we compose our own fusion songs?
Correct answer: Chose two styles and combine the musical features using the instruments at our disposal.
Play two audio clips from songs from different genres at the same time.
Take the lyrics from a song and combine them with the lyrics from another song.