【Culture．文化】AFRICAN MUSIC AND DANCE

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Music is produced by the interaction between two surfaces or object or movement either beating, scrapping, hit together or in oral form like singing etc. It could be electrical or just object interaction and also could be in vibrant form. Music in Ghana is put into three categories. They are OCCASIONAL MUSIC, INCIDENTAL MUSIC and RECREATIONAL MUSIC. They are performed accordance with the purpose and event.

Such same it dances always go by it.It must be noted that African dancer’s movement are not only influenced by the sort impact of a piece of music but also the rhythmic structure, which is set up in the piece. Dancers derived their motor feelings from this rhythmic structure whose elements they articulate in their movement.

DRUM AND DANCE FOR LIFE!!

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