The Dancing Lion - An African Folktale
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Introduces African rhythms and demonstrates how each of the twelve beats sounds alone, in combinations and in 'crossed rhythms.' Shows the interrelationship between music and life in African storytelling by telling a folktale in which a husband, with the aid of a rabbit, enchants a lion with music in order to free his wife. , Musicologist Andrew Tracy briefly discusses African rhythms and demonstrates how each of the 12 beats sounds. He then illustrates the role of music in African storytelling by having children clap and chant responses as he relates an African folktale. A husband and rabbit enchant a lion with music and change the hunting beast into the dancing lion. See also: Mapandagare.
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Introduces African rhythms and demonstrates how each of the twelve beats sounds alone, in combinations and in 'crossed rhythms.' Shows the interrelationship between music and life in African storytelling by telling a folktale in which a husband, with the aid of a rabbit, enchants a lion with music in order to free his wife. , Musicologist Andrew Tracy briefly discusses African rhythms and demonstrates how each of the 12 beats sounds. He then illustrates the role of music in African storytelling by having children clap and chant responses as he relates an African folktale. A husband and rabbit enchant a lion with music and change the hunting beast into the dancing lion. See also: Mapandagare.
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