Ivory Coast Music
Music and dance is a whole culture of Ivory Coast and it is used in big festivals and traditional dances. Ivory Coast has many different types of music genres and ethnic dances. There are four famous Ivorian artists like Magic System, Alpha Blondy, Meiway and Christina Goh. Out of all these four artists, the best-well known artist from all over the Ivory Coast is Alpha Blondy.But he is not a representative of the traditional heritage. Weather are all celebrated with traditional music and dance. Balafon and Calabash music are examples of traditional music.
Traditional Instruments
Musical instruments are usually made out of special materials like cotton and animal skin like goat skin. There are two traditional instruments that I'm going to name such as:
Djembe
A type of drum which people usually call the 'talking drum' which is made out of goat skin. Djembe is an African percussion instrument. It is mostly found in the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkin and Guinea. It is a shape of a giant goblet. "Dje" means gather and "be" means everyone, it really suits the name because everyone gather together to make music. Legend says that the "Bamakans" mythology tells a story of an original Djembe. The original Djembe was to hide an ancient, non-existed animal, a giraffe-zebra hybrid called a "Gebraffe".
Ahoko
Ahoko is also a percussion instrument. It's a wooden rod with nut shells each containing loose seeds, tied to strings which are then tightly wound around the end of the rod. The percussive sound can range from quiet to very loud.
Traditional Dances
The Senufo N'Goron dance
The Senufo N'Goron dance, (North Ivory Coast and Burkin Fasa) is a colorful initiation dance where usually young, Senufo girls wear a fan of feathers, grass skirts, shells, and a hat that is made out of sheep skin. The Senufo girls dance to the panther dance, which needs to be courageous representing their Senufo tribe( which you can find in 'Tribes' Folder). Balafon and calabash music, and older female singers are accompanying the dancers. The dance is telling about the beauty of women, and that is why only young, Senufo girls dance this dance.
Koutouba and Kouroubissi dances
Koutouba and Kouroubissi dances are performed before the Islam month, Ramadan by the Malinke women.
Musical instruments are usually made out of special materials like cotton and animal skin like goat skin. There are two traditional instruments that I'm going to name such as:
Djembe
A type of drum which people usually call the 'talking drum' which is made out of goat skin. Djembe is an African percussion instrument. It is mostly found in the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkin and Guinea. It is a shape of a giant goblet. "Dje" means gather and "be" means everyone, it really suits the name because everyone gather together to make music. Legend says that the "Bamakans" mythology tells a story of an original Djembe. The original Djembe was to hide an ancient, non-existed animal, a giraffe-zebra hybrid called a "Gebraffe".
Ahoko
Ahoko is also a percussion instrument. It's a wooden rod with nut shells each containing loose seeds, tied to strings which are then tightly wound around the end of the rod. The percussive sound can range from quiet to very loud.
Traditional Dances
The Senufo N'Goron dance
The Senufo N'Goron dance, (North Ivory Coast and Burkin Fasa) is a colorful initiation dance where usually young, Senufo girls wear a fan of feathers, grass skirts, shells, and a hat that is made out of sheep skin. The Senufo girls dance to the panther dance, which needs to be courageous representing their Senufo tribe( which you can find in 'Tribes' Folder). Balafon and calabash music, and older female singers are accompanying the dancers. The dance is telling about the beauty of women, and that is why only young, Senufo girls dance this dance.
Koutouba and Kouroubissi dances
Koutouba and Kouroubissi dances are performed before the Islam month, Ramadan by the Malinke women.
Traditional Bruneian Music and Dance
Brunei music has a lot of range of native-folk styles. Brunei music is very similar to Malaysia.
Although it is very similar, it tells a whole heritage of their religion, Islam. Adai-Adai is a type of group work sung by fish people after they finish fishing. There are two types of folk music: The Kedayan music and the Malay Music.
The Kedayan Music
Aduk-Aduk is a type of ceremonial dance performed by the Kedayan music during the holidays. especially at the end of the harvest season.Dancers wear tengkolok, red belt and black clothing,and dance to the beat of silat, a Malay martial art accompanying This dance is accompanied by percussion instruments, including drums and coconut shells.
Malay Music
The Malay population are known for the Jipin or Zapin dance, performed by six men and women, accompanied by instruments that include the gambus dan biola, dombak and rebana. Gongs like the Guling tangan (a set of small gongs), duck gongs and other styles are played. Malay
folk music is played by accomplished musicians at special ceremonies and celebrations. Singing is sometimes performed at weddings, with the
guests joining in. The song "Alus Jua Dindang" is also an important part of Bruneian wedding music; in it, the groom (who, in a traditional wedding does not know the bride beforehand), flatters and declares his devotion to his new wife.
Brunei music has a lot of range of native-folk styles. Brunei music is very similar to Malaysia.
Although it is very similar, it tells a whole heritage of their religion, Islam. Adai-Adai is a type of group work sung by fish people after they finish fishing. There are two types of folk music: The Kedayan music and the Malay Music.
The Kedayan Music
Aduk-Aduk is a type of ceremonial dance performed by the Kedayan music during the holidays. especially at the end of the harvest season.Dancers wear tengkolok, red belt and black clothing,and dance to the beat of silat, a Malay martial art accompanying This dance is accompanied by percussion instruments, including drums and coconut shells.
Malay Music
The Malay population are known for the Jipin or Zapin dance, performed by six men and women, accompanied by instruments that include the gambus dan biola, dombak and rebana. Gongs like the Guling tangan (a set of small gongs), duck gongs and other styles are played. Malay
folk music is played by accomplished musicians at special ceremonies and celebrations. Singing is sometimes performed at weddings, with the
guests joining in. The song "Alus Jua Dindang" is also an important part of Bruneian wedding music; in it, the groom (who, in a traditional wedding does not know the bride beforehand), flatters and declares his devotion to his new wife.
Traditional Intruments
1) Gong- is an East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument. It has a flat-surfaced disc which is hit with a mallet.It originated in China and later spread to Southeast Asia.
2) Rebana- is a Malay tambourine that is used in Islamic music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore.
3) Dombak- a goblet drum used mostly in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. It is made out of goat or sheep skin.
1) Gong- is an East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument. It has a flat-surfaced disc which is hit with a mallet.It originated in China and later spread to Southeast Asia.
2) Rebana- is a Malay tambourine that is used in Islamic music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore.
3) Dombak- a goblet drum used mostly in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. It is made out of goat or sheep skin.