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Gh hip-hop

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hip hop evolution#

Fast forward twenty-four years, and hip hop evolved into a more diverse and trendy culture where festivals like the Chale Wote Street Art Festival were a means by which the culture was made widespread. This brought about groups such as yoyo tinz which promoted Ghanaian hip hop through TV shows and documentaries. This also brought about the induction of “Kasahari” which is a twi word meaning “Fast Talk” and is mostly associated with musicians that rap fast. This was a term given to musicians who rapped very fast while using the local dialect known as twi. Some products of Kasahari include Sarkodie and Obrafour.

Gharnati music

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Modes#

The modes (Arabic: طبوع: tūbūb’) that are known in the school of Tlemcen are the following: * Mawwāl (الموال) ** Mawwāl (الموال) ** Dīl (الذيل) ** Raṣd ə-Dīl (رصد الذيل) ** Māya (الماية) * Zīdān (الزيدان) ** Zīdān (الزيدان) ** Raml əl-ʿAšiyya (رمل العشية) ** Mǧənba (المجنبة) * Raml əl-Māya (رمل الماية) ** Raml əl-Māya (رمل الماية) ** Raṣd (الرصد) * ‘Iraq Maṭlūq (العراق المطلوق) ** ‘Iraq Maṭlūq (العراق المطلوق) ** Ḥsīn (الحسين) ** Ġrībat əl-Ḥsīn (غريبة الحسين) * Məzmūm (المزموم) ** Məzmūm (المزموم) * Sīkā (السيكاه) ** Sīkā (السيكاه) * Ǧārkā (الجاركاه) ** Ǧārkā (الجاركاه) * ‘Irāq Maḥṣūr (العراق المحصور) ** ‘Irāq Maḥṣūr (العراق المحصور) ** Ġrīb (الغريب)

Ghazal

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Etymology and pronunciation#

The word ghazal originates from the Arabic word (ġazal). This genre of Arabic poetry is derived from (ḡazal) or (ḡazila) - To sweet-talk, to flirt, to display amorous gestures. The Arabic word ġazal is pronounced . In English, the word is pronounced or .

Poetic form#

The ghazal is a short poem consisting of rhyming couplets, called bayt or sher. Most ghazals have between seven and twelve bayts. For a poem to be considered a true ghazal, it must have no fewer than five couplets. Almost all ghazals confine themselves to less than fifteen couplets (poems that exceed this length are more accurately considered as qasidas). Ghazal couplets end with the same rhyming pattern and are expected to have the same meter. The ghazal’s uniqueness arises from its rhyme and refrain rules, referred to as the qafiya and radif respectively. A ghazal’s rhyming pattern may be described as AA BA CA DA, and so on. In its strictest structural form, a classical ghazal follows a number of rules: # Matla: The first sher in a ghazal is called the matla. Both lines of the matla must contain the qafiya and radif. The matla sets the tone of the ghazal, as well as its rhyming and refrain pattern. # Radif: The refrain word or phrase. Both lines of the matla and the second lines of all subsequent shers must end in the same refrain word called the radif. # Qafiya: The rhyming pattern. The radif is immediately preceded by words or phrases with the same end rhyme pattern, called the qafiya. # Maqta: The last couplet of the ghazal is called the maqta. It is common in ghazals for the poet’s nom de plume, known as takhallus to be featured in the maqta. The maqta is typically more personal than the other couplets in a ghazal. # Bahr: Each line of a ghazal must follow the same metrical pattern and syllabic (or morae) count. Unlike in a nazm, a ghazal’s couplets do not need a common theme or continuity. Each verse is self-contained and independent from the others, containing the complete expression of an idea. However, the verses all contain a thematic or tonal connection to each other, which may be highly allusive. Abdolhamid Ziaei considers the content of old Persian ghazal to include four elements: love, mysticism, education or excellence, and Qalandari.

Ghetto house

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Juke music#

The late 1990s saw a rise in juke music (also known as juke house or Chicago juke), Juke songs are generally around 150–165 BPM with kick drums, pounding rapidly (and at times very sparsely) in syncopation with crackling snares, claps, high hats, samples in very short increments and other sounds reminiscent of old drum machines. The production style is often markedly lo-fi, much like baile funk. Juke evolved to match the energy of footwork, a dance style born in the disparate ghettos, house parties and underground dance competitions of Chicago. RP Boo, a former footwork dancer, is generally credited with making the first songs that fall within the canon.

Ghettotech

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Key record labels#

Twilight 76
Databass
Electrofunk
Jefferson Ave
Motor City Electro Company
Intuit-Solar
666aline
Dance Mania

GH on Music Theory Print

Gh hip-hop

Hip hop evolution#

Gharnati music

Modes#

Ghazal

Etymology and pronunciation#

Poetic form#

Ghetto house

Juke music#

Ghettotech

Key record labels#

Further reading#