tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post6920074938309674881..comments2024-03-29T08:48:14.872-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Seven Mamaya (Guinea, West Africa) Videos & Book Excerpt: "African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective" (Quotes From The Chapter On Malinke Cultures' Mamaya Music & Dance Tradition)Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-28911114003891160962017-04-30T16:35:56.310-04:002017-04-30T16:35:56.310-04:00To be clearer, my describing that vocalist's s...To be clearer, my describing that vocalist's sound (and perhaps other Malinke vocalist that sing like her) as "high pitched" is a matter of cultural conditioning - i.e. she (and maybe they) are conditioned to either sing that way and for people in her/their cultural to appreciate that sound. And it is also cultural conditioning for me (as an American, or perhaps as an African American and perhaps some other Americans) to "hear" her singing as being high pitched and not as aesthetically pleasing as lower pitched singing.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-24582639959056515892017-04-30T14:57:22.073-04:002017-04-30T14:57:22.073-04:00With all due respect, I've often wonder whethe...With all due respect, I've often wonder whether some African singing voices -such as Ami Koïta in the "Mamaya" video featured in this pancocojams post- are too high pitched for American aesthetic tastes. <br /><br />I also wonder if that high pitched singing style was influenced by Arabic cultures. <br /><br />Would anyone else care to share his or her thoughts about this?Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com