Ch.+6b+Music

media type="youtube" key="cM5zST4Ei4Y" height="417" width="516" Overview of Igbo music -used mainly for rituals, celebrations, and sporting events.

-only made by women -also used to collect honey -a bass sound -means "pot" in Igbo -made from molds of old, discarded pots -known as "talking drum", Nkwa, Egwa, or Egede || || -found in other countries such as China and the Middle East -associated with death due to their somber sounding instrument || || SIR WARRIOR (for an interesting article on Sir Warrior, visit this link: http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/the-ultimate-dr-sir-warrior-the-greatest-of-all-igbo-musicians-681346.html) -born Christogonus Ezebuiro Obinna  - one of the most legendary guitarists/composers ever hailing from the Igbo tribe -helped revolutionize music by creating genre of High Life -High Life is a fusion of reggae and latino music
 * Instrument || Description || Picture ||
 * Udu || -shaped like a pot
 * Slit Drum || -varies in size from as big as a room to as small as a bamboo stick

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Works Cited "All about the udu." //Welcome to SoundJunction//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. .Chinua., Achebe,. //Things fall apart//. New York: Anchor Books, 1994. Print."Slit drum (musical instrument) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." //Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. ."The Ultimate Dr. Sir Warrior, the Greatest of All Igbo Musicians." //Free Articles Directory | Submit Articles - ArticlesBase.com//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. .

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