SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AND DANCE

Music:

It's impossible to imagine Africa without music and music culture. The music are very important for the african people, it follows them in almost every aspects of their life, from birth to burial. South African traditional music various, thay have forms of multi-tuning and solo singing. Many African languages are tone languages, and it's the tone in the voice that determines the meaning, and this is expressed in African rhythms and melodies. 

The most common instruments used in South African music are for example, drums, trumpet, bell, flute, lute and rattle.

An example of multi-tuning music:

Dance:

Dance is an artistic expression that characterizes both everyday and party in South Africa, which together with the song are used whether it is joy or sorrow, small or large events. Typical African dancing is associated with social or religious events. It may be in connection with a wedding or funeral, moving into a new house or opening a restaurant, but also to mark the seasond: sowing, harvesting, wet and dry times. And not least, the dance is an important part of the circumcision ceremony where girls and boys become ladies and men.

An example of typical dance in South Africa:

Both music and dance is a very important part of african life, it helps them in both good and bad times. 

written by Marte Moe