S+moreno

Hi my name is Sophia Moreno, and welcome to my music page. The purpose of these songs is to show the connection between just about any song and African American history. Each song is available for listening along with an album or artist picture and synopsis. There is a reference to specific types of instruments throughout the synopses. If you look below in the footnote there is a picture showing what these instruments may have looked like. There are a variety of different shakers, so the instrument used might not have been exactly like the one in the picture.

__**Sour Cherry - The Kills**__ Alternative** media type="file" key="09 Sour Cherry.m4a"
 * 2008
 * Synopsis:** This songs connection to African American history is all in the instruments. In the begining there is the beat of a drum and a gonkogui bell* (or possibly the kalimba*. Both instruments are from Africa). As the intro progresses you can also hear claves*. Claves are commonly found in latin music, which was influenced by African rhythm in the Caribbean during the slave trade.

**__Got my mojo workin' – Ann Nicole with the Suburbans and Orchestra__ 1956 Blues** media type="file" key="04 Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You).mp3"
 * Synopsis:** The blues was greatly influenced by African spiritual songs and rhythm after arriving in Europe. The base progression plays: A (intro) ABCAB...

media type="file" key="13 I'm A Man.mp3"
 * __[[image:diddley.jpg width="179" height="236" align="left"]]I’m a man – Bo Diddley__**
 * 1955**
 * Blues**
 * Synopsis:** It’s another blues song and therefore influenced by African American musical and spiritual culture. It has a sort of call and response form between Bo Diddley and the wind instruments. Unlike many blues songs, it does not have the typical ABA progression, but continues with the same cord over and over again. There is also the sound of shakers* in the background, which are African instruments.

1. Gonkogui Bell 2. Kalimba 3. Claves 4. African Shakers (chekere) 1 2 3  4