Hisonic Signature Series 7121 Two Section Folding Music Stand with Carrying Bag
- Height adjustable, Foldable legs, Lightweight, Metal construction
- Two section design with adjustable angle desk
- Stand includes wire music clips and rubber feet
- Stand folds to 21-1/2 inches, Folding tripod design
- Height Adjustment from 19 inches to 44 inches
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African Music and Musical Instruments
Article by Frank Mar
African music is arguably the most influential music in all of mankind. But it did not come out of a vacuum.
The truth is that different regions of Africa were influenced by a number of foreign musical traditions. For example, many nations in North Africa can trace their more recent musical lineage back to the Greeks and Romans who once governed over the area. Later there was also a substantial Middle Eastern influence on their music.
Other parts of the African continent were similarly affected by foreign music. Parts of East Africa and the offshore islands were influenced by Arabic music and Indian music in more recent times. While Southern, Central and West Africa had been influenced by the music of North America and Western Europe.
Other African music can be attributed to specific dance forms such as the rumba and salsa, which were founded by African slaves who settled in Latin America and the Caribbean. In this article we will be exploring the different kinds of African music and where it originated.
North Africa
The music of North Africa was strongly influenced by the music of ancient Egypt and the early Arabs. Although it is one of the least popular forms of contemporary African music, it is historically important and merits a good look at by all those interested in traditional music.
Sub-Saharan Music
No music is more purely African than music that originated in Sub-Saharan Africa. Though many regions were influenced by other nations, Sub-Saharan music remains quintessentially African. Because writing and reading came late to parts of Africa, this music was created as a form of communication. In time, it became an interesting and exciting, communal way to celebrate and mark several major milestones in a person’s life. For example, there are literally hundreds of African songs and music that celebrate marriage, childbirth or even hunting parties.
Music is also played to scare off evil spirits and to pay homage to deceased ancestors. African music of this type is almost always accompanied by a specific dance or ceremony. It is often performed by professional musicians who have knowledge and experience with ceremonial music.
Because music from Sub-Saharan Africa focused on communal singing, it was one of the earliest to emphasize the use of harmony and structured singing. These singing methods ranged from simple rhythmic structures to incredibly complex and elaborate structures based on improvisation and several variations.
Instruments
Though stringed instruments, bells, flutes and even xylophones were all used in traditional African music, there is nothing more important than the basic African hand drum. In fact, there are literally dozens of drums that are played on different occasions. A few of the most popular drums that are used in a traditional African musical include: bougarabou, tama talking drums, djembe, water drums and a many different kinds of ngoma drum that are played in parts of Central and Southern Africa.
These drums are almost always accompanied by singers or choruses who often keep time with rattles, shakers, woodsticks, bells or by simply clapping their hands’ or stumping their feet.
About the Author
To learn more about African Music visit the African Side website and enjoy free African music. You should also obtain the African musical album by Georgy B – The king of Afro Talk music.
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Well built folding stand great for guitar music and tab,
I bought this to replace a folding stand that was just not strong enough to hold up under the weight of some of my guitar books. This stand works great for me, and hold even the largest of my music and tab books.
The construction is much better than other portable stands I’ve used in the past, and has two great features that I really appreciate. One is it’s height adjustable, and two is the tilting head. The tilting head is a real bonous on a portable stnad, and this one works great.
For the price this stand is a great buy that I would recommend to anyone, but being primarily a guitarist this stand is execptional. With the page holders tilting head and height adjustability this is one of the best stand purchases a guitarist can make.
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|Best little stand for your buck,
I have bought many folding stands in my day and this one is by far the most superior! It is sturdy and increadably adjustable, it is a must have for all musicians.
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|Inadequate,
I am a beginning violinist and have never owned a music stand. This one looked appealing and cheap and based on the reviews I thought it would be decent.
The first thing I noticed when I set it up is that is that for whatever reason it stood at a slant. I examined it, trying to find the reason why this was, but couldn’t see precisely where the problem was; there was some subtle structural problem that prevented it from standing up straight. I tried placing it on multiple areas of my floor to see if it was simply uneven floorboards, but that was not the case.
The stand itself was a bit too short; at maximum height I have to look down at my sheet music, instead of it being approximately at eye level. I am not an incredibly tall person; I am slightly under 6’0″. A few more inches or even a foot would have made helped. I had to back away from the stand in order to not have to look down.
The final thing that turned me off is how I broke the bottom tightening peg off simply by, well, tightening it. Perhaps this is my fault, but I don’t recall using an unreasonable amount of force. I believe that it simply is that the plastic is so cheap that it didn’t take much force to break it off. Had I not broken it so soon it probably would have broken within a few months of use.
The stand itself is made out of a metal, but it’s not incredibly strong. Just by screwing in pegs you will scrape off the thin, flaky coating of paint and probably scrape into the stand itself. Underneath the paint it seems like some parts of the stand are actually kind of rusty.
Overall I am very disappointed. Since it’s broken, the stand practically unusable. In the future I will go to a real store to buy a music stand, so I can thoroughly examine its quality before purchasing, or perhaps base a future purchase off of another musician’s recommendation.
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