How did Fela Kuti fuse his musical influences? | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is fusion music?

• When a producer creates a remix of a song

• When new styles copy old styles

• When two styles or traditions are combined together

What is afrobeat?

• A style of music which combines drums and vocals

• A style of music which combines hip hop and country music

• A style of music which combines West African traditions and American jazz and funk

Who is Fela Kuti?

• A famous American rapper

• A famous guitar player for a rock band

• A famous Nigerian musician and composer who created afrobeat

What does syncopation mean?

• When notes or rhythms accent the 2nd and 4th beat of a bar

• When notes or rhythms fall on the off beats/the weaker beats of the bar

• When notes or rhythms repeat over 4 bars

Which two percussion instruments were used in today's afrobeat song?

• Clave and maracas

• Djembe and talking drum

• Snare and hi-hat

What is a riff?

• A harmonic device

• A repeated musical pattern

• The structure of the music

Which two styles of music have been fused to create this song?

• Country and Hip Hop

• Jazz and Rock

• Reggae and Dubstep

What style of music would you hear this rhythm?

• Afrobeat

• Reggae

• Rock