Keys Musical Adventure

The first topic I decided to dig deeper into was Oud instrument. This is to be considered the king of all instruments. It's also considered to be the oldest too. Its name means "a thin strip of wood" in arabic. The back was made of several strips of bent wood that are glued together to form a bowl. The back sorta looks like a pear. Usually the open side is known as the rosette. The two distinctive features of this instrument is it's pear shaped body and its fretless neck. It consists of about 11 strings, and about 3 sound holes. The sound Is produced by its hollow body vibrating as the strings are being plucked. One of a well known Oud player is George Mgrdichian. He was known to many as the Oud master. He was credited as the first player bringing the Oud into classical music venues, such as Carnegie Hall.  I saw the YouTube video inserted about the Quran completion. I was curious about that so I decided to go find more information about that. This competition started...

 For today's blog i'm going to be giving you guys information about African-American Spirituals. I choose this genre because I've heard about in during one of my history classes before, but we didn't really dig deeper into it. With that being said i'm interested to learn more. African-American Spirituals are songs created by Africans who were captured and brought and sold into slavery. They are also known as Negro spirituals. Although it's impossible to determine when the first spirituals were created, most people believe near the end of the eighteenth century.Their languages, family, and culture were stripped from them, but they could not take away their music. The original composers of these songs are unknown. Their songs became known a spirituals. This music was inspired by African music. They sort of mimicked blues and gospel music.  In their songs, the slaves named issues and fears they could not express publicly .   They were also used to communicate with ...

 Hey guys so for my interview I decided to pick my Grandma. I decided to pick her because I knew she would have a lot to say about todays generation of music lol. She is not a fan of it all so I knew her response would be interesting. This is an over the phone interview because I did not go home for fall break. Anyways here is how the interview went... Me: Grandma what type of music did you most listen to when you were younger?     Grandma: Mostly rap, gospel, and slow R&B. When I was younger the music I had access to was limited. Me: What is your favorite type of music?     Grandma: Gospel.  Me: Why?     Grandma: My momma would play it around the house every morning before we went off to school. We had to go to Church every Sunday so I heard it there a lot also. I just love God so I love Gospel. Me: What kinds of concerts have you attended in various points In your life?   ...

 As I watched the video of Toumani Diabate play the Kora instrument I wanted to learn more about it because it looked interesting. It has a unique sound to it. The Kora is a stringed instrument mainly used in West Africa. Its the king of instruments in the Griot culture. It typically 21 strings. It's played by plucking the strings with your fingers. There are small pieces of shells that create a rattle like sound when the strings are plucked. Its has features of the harp and the lute. The sound of this instrument resembles the sound of a harp. Its built from a small calabash and covered with cow skin. Learning to play this instrument requires extreme discipline. As you can see in the video I inserted you can hear and see how it's used.  https://www.kora-music.ml/the-kora-instrument/ The next thing I wanna dig into is the Ghana postal workers. The video on Canvas that I heard was amazing. I can't believe that those are people making those sounds with no instruments. I was sh...

My first topic I want to talk about is the last song we listened in class today. It was the artist Supaman 'Prayer Loop Song'. When I first heard this the first thing that caught my attention was the beat. It made me nod my head and vibe to it. I want to learn more about Supaman and to dig deeper into this song. As I listened to the song again I realized the lyrics were very deep and meaningful. Supaman is a Native American dancer and hip hop artist who dedicated his life to spread the word of hope and empowering pride and resilience through his are form. One of his songs "Best Nights" was a recipient for the 2017 MTV VMA awards. He has won multiple awards, one of his most best winners was the Best Hip Hop Album and Best Producer for the Indigenous Music Awards. The Prayer Loop Song that I was talking about went viral and had millions of views on YouTube and Facebook. This put him on high demand for touring throughout the U.S. His music allows him to connect with peop...

 Hey everyone! Im Keyshuna Fair, but I go by Key. I was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina. Im attending Converse on an Athletic Scholarship for basketball. Ive been playing basketball for as long as I can remember. I will be majoring in business with a concentration in sports managment. Some of my favorite things to do are eat, sleep, and watch Netflix. I grew up around a very big, loving, and suppourtive family. I don't really have any musical background, but music is apart of my everyday life. You can always catch me somewhere with my headphones listening to music. One of my favorite songs right now would have to be Nevada by Nba Youngboy. Honestly any song of his are my favorite. I can say that I listen to this song at least once a day. I really love the beat this song has. It's a settle, but hype beat at the same time. One of my favorite part of the song would have to be the chorus. It's very catchy. I love how he's both singing and rapping throughout the ...