African Music Quizzes & Trivia

This quiz tests your knowledge on African music and culture you learned in your webquest. Choose the best answer for the following questions.

A djembe or jembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying "Anke djé, anke...

The variety of genres of African music shows that the continent is vast and that there is a lot to be learned about the dark continent. This music is indigenous to African populace and usually reflect their culture and tradition....

In history, there is emphasis on the events that occurred in the past. Similarly, when the pattern  of African music as it was done in ancient times is studied, it would be clear that it has evolved over the years. When it...

West Africa possesses diverse people with diverse musical traditions. Their songs are depicted by two or more rhythms, known as polyrhythm, formed by layers of distinct rhythms on top of each other using musical instruments like...