World music short answers

Due tomorrow. within 24 hr. few short answers. 

Please write short paragraphs in response to the following questions, describing sound and cultural

context as specifically as possible, while using terms from the textbook and class lectures.

1a. Listen to the two versions of Moghulchai Navo on eCommons and describe the differences and
similarities in sonic material.

1b. Listen to the two versions of Adolat Tanovari on eCommons and describe the differences and
similarities in sonic material.

Bearing in mind material from lecture and from the reading on Central Asia, discuss issues of
power, access, and privilege that are involved in Sevara Nazakhan’s entry into the international
recording scene via the WOMAD festival and Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records label.

Discuss the same issue of privilege and access in terms of the music of Umm Kulthum. How did
Kulthum enjoy privilege in Egyptian society? In what ways was she marginalized? How is her life
story reflected in the ways that she makes music?

Choose a track from your own personal listening library that has non-Western sounds in it. Try to
figure out where those sounds come from and look at the documentation for this track. Are the
sources of those sounds listed? If not, try to guess using the material that we’ve listened to in
class. Can you tell who had power and privilege when creating, editing, and marketing this music?
Who (if anyone) is being erased or marginalized in that process and how?

Rubric
Some Rubric (3)
Some Rubric (3)
CriteriaRatings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 1
Clearly answer question 1 parts a and b with complete sentences using terms from class and
engaging sound with accurate specificity.
1.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
1.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 2
Answer question 2 completely and specifically discuss Nazarkhan’s participation in festivals, etc. in
terms of her interactions with the World music and international recording industries.
1.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
1.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 3
Discuss Kulthum’s life clearly and specifically in terms of her negotiations around power and
privilege.
1.0 pts

Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
1.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 4
Discuss clearly and specifically issues of power. privilege, access, and marginality as it is
represented in a track of the student’s choosing.
1.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
1.0 pts
Total Points: 4.0