Music

Music of East West Asia

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:17:57 +0900

　Hello, everyone.

Today, I would like to talk about music of the East and West Asia.

Music of Japan

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:15:20 +0900

Today, I would like to talk about the music of Japan. There are various kinds of music in Japan, like gagaku, syoumyou, nagauta. Gagaku is one of the music of the court music. There are more than one thousands history.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Next, I would like to introduce thefeature of Japanese music. There are four points for it. First, there isn’t anyrhythm in Japanese music. To say easily, it is the music that can’t beat timewith hands. It is different from the music of Europe that beating time withhands. Secondly, contrary to the Europe music that has regular chord, there isn’tany regular chord in Japanese music.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Thirdly, most of the Japanese music speedis slow at first, and become more and more quickly gradually, it also becomeslowly at the end of the music. Finally, because it has been important forJapanese people to use “word” from the ancient time, there had more music using“word” than the music only using instrument.

Music of Korea

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:14:24 +0900

. Korean music, along with arts, painting, and sculpture has been practiced since prehistoric times.

Korean music history is divided intothree Terran periods: ancient, medieval, and modern. The first period, or theancient one, dates from the ancient tribal states to the foundation of Goryeodynasty. The distinguishing characteristics of this period can be found in thedevelopment of akkamu (music, songs, and dance) comprising the kamu (singingand dancing) or angmu (music and dance) performed in the worship rites ofheaven and earth of the ancient society, the introduction of some instrumentsfrom Central Asia during the Three Kingdoms period, and the development ofhyangakki (indigenous instruments) in each of the Three Kingdoms.
And Traditional Koreaninstruments can be broadly divided into three groups: string, wind andpercussion instruments.

Music of Iran

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:13:35 +0900

The music of Iran has thousands of years of history.

And Irandeveloped its own pop music by the 1950s, when Vigen introduced the Guitar forthe first time and later on using indigenous instruments and forms and addingelectric guitar and other imported characteristics. He became the most popularpop singer of this period for his unique voice. Later on in 1970's, Googooshwho was Vigen's student became popular.
Rock music in Iran has been influenced by many traditional forms of Iranian music and popular rock bands

And Irandeveloped its own pop music by the 1950s, when Vigen introduced the Guitar forthe first time and later on using indigenous instruments and forms and addingelectric guitar and other imported characteristics. He became the most popularpop singer of this period for his unique voice. Later on in 1970's, Googooshwho was Vigen's student became popular. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979,pop music's future seemed dark because of the new Islamic laws andrestrictions. Many Iranians migrated to foreign countries, especially LosAngeles in the United States.

Music of Turkey

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The music of Turkey includes diverse elements ranging from Central Asian folk music to influences from Greek music, Ottoman music, Persian music, as well as references to more modern European and American popular music.
　　

Turkey is a country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and is a crossroad of cultures from across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　
　　

　　　　　　
There are many clubsacross Turkey, especially across its Aegean region. The alternative music scenehowever is derived mostly from Istanbul's thriving underground club scene thatsees DJs merging the past with the present, utilising sounds and electronic music. Mercan Dede is one of Turkey'smost successful DJs, mixing trance with historical and mystic Sufi songs.
　　Turkish hip hop or oriental hip hop is a creation of the Turkish migrant worker community in Germany, which some suggest was a suitable outlet for a young generation .

Music of China

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There are various kinds of music in China, such 　as Chinese classic music, classic opera and modern music.
　　Chinese traditional music, is also called Chinese ethnic music. It has been developed by the long history of the fate of the ethnic and the exchange between the west and east area like Europe area.

zheng, is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges.

It became prominent during the Qin period, and by the Tang Dynasty, the guzheng was arguably the most commonly played instrument in China There are many techniques used in the playing of the guzheng.

It is erhu. The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle".It is used as a soloinstrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. It is the mostpopular of the huqin family of traditional bowed string instruments used byvarious ethnic groups of China. A very versatile instrument, the erhu is usedin both traditional and contemporary music arrangements, such as in pop, rock,jazz. The erhu can be traced back to instruments introduced into China morethan a thousand years ago.

Latin Music

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Next is Latin music.Latin music is born in South America. Black music was brought from Africa asslaves. These three elements interact with each other. With respect to therhythm, the influence of black music in Africa has come out strongly. Essentialin order to create this rhythm, conga and claves is Latin percussioninstruments.

Latin music has made to Samba. It is said that Latin music isSamba. It says soccer and samba in Brazil. Brazilian culture is made up bythese two cultures.
How does it born this music? Around thebeginning of the 19th century, samba seems to have existed already in Rio deJaneiro. However, when it comes to the end of the 19th century does the cultureof samba in Rio. Who have born as slaves went free personality made this music. Samba is known as black music. Therefore, itis an exciting music.In addition, it is music to make your heart dance. Musicof Africa and South America are related. To Know the South America is a childto know Africa. To know Africa but also in South America. Where blacksgathered, pop music is always born.

However, there was nosamba is the music. Originally, the dance was a black African. The percussionis been made of it. Samba is also a ballroom dance. I can be better expressedinterest.
By all meains, if you go to South America, I want you to experience thesamba. Surely, I would like to spread many kind of music.

Sarusa Music and Dance

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Today, I wouldlike to introduce to you about SARUSA MUSIC. Do you know SARUSA music? It isthe most famous music in South America. Also SARUSA is loved by people. Dance music originated inCuba and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, Salsa, Latin music, jazz, soul, and rockwere fused.Established in New York until about 1970, has spread around theworld in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Japan. North America hasbecome a dance of the people of Latin immigrants in general.

The basis of the rhythmis "Kuravue ". It is South American music. I danced to the music ofone beat Kuravue Step 6. Kuravue is a meaning of key in Spanish.Piano is addedto the rhythm of Kuravue, it will be configured percussion congas, bongos, andtimbales. Recently, the Japanese have a salsa band. LOSVANVAN of Cuba is famousin the world.

Music of North Africa

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:18:06 +0900

Next I would like to talk about music of Egypt. Firstly I would like to talk about Ahinguro. It is a traditional music and dance of the Akan ethnic group living
in southern Egypt-based.

Egypt is made from all over the kingdom of magnitude from the old days. Where the king, royal, court orchestra has continued its activities. Ahinguro means the
sense of "royal play" in Akan and it become a part of the repertoire that reproduces the pattern of royal celebration that takes place every year in each of the traditional territory.
Next is Instrument. First is Gonje.

It is Extravaganza bow Instrument with One chord and commonly seen in West Africa savanna zone. It is Played by Muslim ethnic groups living in the northern partand Singer sings sonorously while playing Gonje. Next is Nmani.
In the dry savanna zone of West Africa, it is done well that divided the great gourd in half and be used as it hit the surface of the ground. Also Nmani is shown by women of Savannah in many situation such as a wedding banquet and so on. It
is interesting to expand the complex rhythm of the song as accompaniment.Next is Atenteben ensemble.
It is the most popular vertical bamboo flute and is
played in various forms in contemporary popular music. In North Africa which is the development of drum music, I said it is one of the few instruments playing the sweet melody. Next is Lek.

It seems like a Tambourine. But indeed it is very
difficult to play this instrument. Next is Oud.
It is said that it was a prototype of Biwa. There are five double strings stretched. There is a rounded like pear and elaborate fretwork on Surface. Japanese people might sound familiar.

In conclusion, before writing I thought that I hardly know what music in africa is. But I know that in this area there are a lot of cultures of music.

Music of East Africa

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:04:05 +0900

NextI would like to talk about east Africa. What east country I would like to talkabout is Kenya. Kenya is most famous east Africa and throughout Africancountries.

Firstly, I would like to talk about instruments. What was most developed was Nyatiti.

It was played so much in this area. Its tone is gentle and comfortable. It is sung by an almost solo singer, but occasionally be played along with the light percussion or bells. There is a person who introduced this beautiful tone. It was
Ayugu-Ogada.

He was born in Kenya and became World-renowned Player of Nyatiti. In his first album he introduced its one. Also in 1991 he visited to Japan once.

　Next is history. In 1960s, it is the years that pop musicand electric guitar, were born.

Pop music in Kenya was under the influence of the western pop rhythms of Congo. Guitar　rhythms and melodies of pop music have been affected by theCongolese pop music. So Congolese music is still very popular in　Kenya. It is representative of Kenya to pop music like them Mushrooms.

Now, this country has been under a lot of Westerninfluence. This is because there are some things which Colonizated of theKenyan music such as Reggae and blues rap, rhythm and swing.

Popularmusicians try to create new things and something interesting.

In conclusion, Kenya's musiccontinues to grow and evolve and those give many people in Kenya pleasanttheir life.