Year 9

How did Fela Kuti fuse his musical influences?

Year 9

How did Fela Kuti fuse his musical influences?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the term 'fusion'. This lesson will introduce fusion through listening and performing. We will explore the rhythmic riffs of one of Fela Kuti's classic afrobeat songs.

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8 Questions

Q1.
What is fusion music?
When a producer creates a remix of a song
When new styles copy old styles
Correct answer: When two styles or traditions are combined together
Q2.
What is afrobeat?
A style of music which combines drums and vocals
A style of music which combines hip hop and country music
Correct answer: A style of music which combines West African traditions and American jazz and funk
Q3.
Who is Fela Kuti?
A famous American rapper
A famous guitar player for a rock band
Correct answer: A famous Nigerian musician and composer who created afrobeat
Q4.
What does syncopation mean?
When notes or rhythms accent the 2nd and 4th beat of a bar
Correct answer: When notes or rhythms fall on the off beats/the weaker beats of the bar
When notes or rhythms repeat over 4 bars
Q5.
Which two percussion instruments were used in today's afrobeat song?
Correct answer: Clave and maracas
Djembe and talking drum
Snare and hi-hat
Q6.
What is a riff?
A harmonic device
Correct answer: A repeated musical pattern
The structure of the music
Q7.
Which two styles of music have been fused to create this song?
Correct answer: Country and Hip Hop
Jazz and Rock
Reggae and Dubstep
Q8.
What style of music would you hear this rhythm?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Afrobeat
Reggae
Rock