sub Saharan Africa and the music and culture

     One instrument you see in see cartoons and movies is the panpipe, this is a pipe that is made out of reeds and are hollowed out to make a sound when you play they and is a aerophore. These instruments are very unique in the way that one they can have different tones and different weights and still play the same just by having the reeds longer and shorter. The other way this instrument stands out to me and other people is that it is a very woody sounding instrument that has a windy sound. I learned all of this in my class with doctor Kelly Vaneman. 

NOTE THIS VIDEO IS JUST WHAT THE PAN PIPES SOUND LIKE AND A BIT OF INFORMATION THATS COOL


The Sub Saharan people have elders and just people who are very wise in general who tell younger generations about their peoples past and they are called griots. These Griots do not discriminate with gender like many other countries and cultures they just have people who are wise enough and who know the knowledge. These griots also do a lot of music since the Sub Saharan people are a big music culture, the griots lead it with singing as well.

The instrument that I was the most impressed with was the mbira the reason why is that about a year or two ago I saw a video on how they are made and it really made me appreciate how much these people work to make a instrument. Sadly I cannot find the video but I have another one that is similar in the video they hammer iron rods like he does and it is a very time consuming project. The mbira is a idiophone that is a bunch of metal rods flattened out on wood that is almost plucked with your fingers to make sound.




Comments

  1. IrianaOctober 6, 2021 at 12:52 PM

    I enjoyed reading about how the mbria was made and watching the video. You are right it does seem like it is a very time-consuming project. Also, I didn’t realize how often panpipes are used in old cartoons until you mentioned it. I remember a scene from ren and stimpy, where one of them is playing a panpipe while the other dances.

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  2. Kelly WertzOctober 9, 2021 at 9:02 PM

    Hi Jackson. I like that you choose a video about how Mbira's are made. I would have never thought about going in that direction. I always think you just go to the store and the instrument is already made. I never would have about the process of making it. Now I'm curious how other instruments are made.

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  3. BekkaOctober 10, 2021 at 10:11 PM

    Hi Jackson ! I liked the part about the griots, and how the are very important to the history of Sub-Saharan Africa. It was really surprising to know that the older generations doesn't discriminate against genders and such. The mbira was interesting to read about and you explained it very well. Good Job !

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  4. ChanayaOctober 30, 2021 at 11:07 AM

    I wouldn't have thought to go through the process of how to construct an mbira. I love that you chose a video that went in depth. I also love how you described it.

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