Exploring Music Cultures: Hip Hop, Instruments, and New Words
Delve into the world of music with insights on Hip Hop origins, influential DJs, and instruments from countries like Greece and Trinidad and Tobago. Learn about bouzouki, steel drum, bagpipes, and didgeridoo. Discover new words related to the music industry, from forming a band to releasing a CD and understanding social issues as a civil servant.
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MUSIC TO MY EARS PROF. SEMIAL FAZLI semial.ajdini@live.com
HIP HOP OR RAP MUSIC Hip hop has its origins in the Afro-American community in the South Bronx area of New York. Its name is through to come from the word hip meaning in the know or fashionable and hop which is a movement. Hip hop started in the 1970s and today it is an important element in the youth cultures of most countries in the world.
DJ Africa Bambaataa, is one of the most influential American hip hop DJs, said that the most important part of the hip hop culture are DJ-ing, MC-ing (speaking words to music), breaking and graffiti.
INSTRUMENTS TO THESE COUNTRIES 1. Australia 2. Greece 3. Scotland 4. Trinidad and Tobago
This instrument is called bouzouki, spelled buzuki. Is a musical instrument popular in Greece. Is string instrument.
This instrument is called steel drum. Is musical instrument originating from Trinidad ad Tobago. Steel drum is percussion instrument.
This instrument is called bagpipes. Is musical instrument originating from Scotland. Bagpipes is classified as a wind instrument.
This instrument is called didgeridoo. Is originating from Australia. Didgeridoo is wind instrument.
GET THE MEANING Form a group = to start a band Earn money = to make money Co-operate with other people = to work together Appear on TV = to be present on a television program. Sign a contract = to write your name on a written agreement Release a CD = to make a CD available for the public to buy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
NEW WORDS Go gold sell thousands of CDs and receive 1. a gold album. Social awareness an understanding of 2. problems in society. Civil servant a person who works in a 3. government department.
Discrimination treating a person or group 4. of people less fairly than others. Hardship a situation that s difficult and 5. causes problems. Perfectionist somebody who wants 6. everything to be done perfectly.
HOMEWORK The example C on page 123.
