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| Where in China does the documentary take place? |
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| WHat is the role of women in the Mosuo society? |
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| They are the head of the house and do all of the housework. |
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| What kinds of songs do they sing? |
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| What happened during the early 90's in the Mosuo villages? |
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| A lot of the villages got electricity. |
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| What are the repercussions of those changes? |
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| With it has come karaokes, television and tourists. |
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| What are the problems of oral traditions? |
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| The mother only sees her children once a week because they are in school the rest of the time. |
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| Explain how the Musuo lifestyle and traditions have changed since the 90's. |
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| With electricity has come karaokes, television and tourists. |
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| Music transmitted by word of mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers. |
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| Describe the form of the Mosuo folk songs. |
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| The opening words have no meaning and then the song is just loud vocals with a lot of meaning. |
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| Why are lullabies important for the Mosuo people? |
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| Lullabies express a mother's love and they will stay deep in the babies' heart. Lullabies are sung to babies when they cry. |
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| Do you have any comments about the songs kids learn in school? |
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| The kids think that the folk songs sound bad and the songs that they sing in school are better. |
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| What are the origins of Bachata music? |
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| It originated in the ghettos of the Dominican Republic, mostly in Santo Domingo, and evolved from bolero music. |
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| What does the word bachata mean? |
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| "Party" or "social meeting." |
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| What is the theme of bachata music? |
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| Its subjects are often romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak and sadness. |
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| What is the instrumentation for a bachata ensemble? |
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| The typical bachata group consists of five instruments: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, electric bass guitar, bongos, guira, and maracas. Guitars use syncopation and arppegiated chords. |
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| Explain the comparison between bachata and the blues? |
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| They were both meant for people who suffered and had pain. They came from social contexts and were both discriminated as lower class music. |
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| What is the bachata's contextual meaning for Dominicans in New York City? |
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| It makes them feel a sense of home. |
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| How did bachata get disseminated throughout the Dominican Republic? |
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| Through the radio stations in the Dominican Republic. |
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| Which places served as social centers to listen to bachata? |
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| Neighborhood bars, and then eventually at "colmados" (little grocery stores). |
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| Explain Juan Luis Guerra's contribution to bachata. |
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| Juan Luis Guerra's Grammy winning 1992 release, Bachata Rosa, is routinely credited with making the genre more acceptable and helping bachata achieve legitimacy and international recognition. |
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| A song by Juan Luis Guerra that opened the door to the bachata genre and made it okay for people to listen to it. |
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| How did Blas Duran helped develop the New Bachata? |
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| Blas Durán was the first to record with electric guitar in his 1987 bachata-merengue hit. After him, the bachatero ceased to be a symbol of poverty and dissipation. |
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| What does the documentary say about a double meaning? Give an example. |
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| It mentions that a lot of lyrics have a sexual undertone. "I have a car that drives real nice and when it's with girls, it drives real fast..." |
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| Explain how bachata serves as a symbol of Dominican identity. |
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| It serves as the national identity since it is a symbol of lower class. |
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| Natural border between Slovakia and Poland. Inhabited by the Gorale people. |
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| What are the Gorale people? |
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| Isolated from the outside world. Have a strong regional identity. Strong language dialect. Well preserved traditions. |
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| Instruments in Gorale music? |
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| 3 violins with a string bass or cello. They are played different Western performers. |
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| Why are the drums important in Ghana's culture? |
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| They can "communicate" to other people of other villages. |
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| They are considered the youth in Ghana and use various rhythms as a means to socialize. |
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| In what part of Ghana is the double-headed drum important? |
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| A single-stringed fiddle instrument traditionally from the northern part of Ghana. Came from Dagomba group. |
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| The bell that was initially important as a funeral instrument. |
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| Modern Ghana music versus past music? |
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| Most modern music still maintains the rhythm pattern. |
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| It was influenced by jazz and rock from the West. Generally enjoyed by the rich until later, and initially began in the 1980's |
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