African Music

2. The longest river in the world.
4. A welcome song that means "we greet you in peace"
6. A drum that resembles jars used to carry water; it is made from clay.
7. African melodies are often _______ and simple.
9. An important part of African culture, performed at weddings, to celebrate warriors, religious practices, etc.
12. The most known drum in Africa; it has 2 membranes attached by strings; it is used to make different tones to communicate.
13. A wind instrument similar to the oboe, featured in ceremonies.
14. Made of two rows of metal strips placed on a wooden resonator; it looks similar to the kalimba.
15. When the notes do NOT fall on the strong beats.

1. When the group echoes a leader.
3. Also known as the thumb piano; it was metal strips placed on a round wooden resonator.
5. To make it up on the spot.
7. A shaker that consists of a net woven with beads, placed around a gourd; one of the most famous shakers in Africa.
8. These normally have a moral or lesson at the end; they are accompanied by music.
9. A type of drum where the upper region of wood is wider that the bottom.
10. The group of instruments most commonly heard in African music; it's made up of drums, shakers, and other idiophones.
11. A type of African xylophone