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In a Sema ceremony, music accompanies the dance of a worship ceremony, those who participate in this have a spiritual connection with the higher power or God (Mevlevi Slides). The Sema ceremony was originally begun in Islamic religion and has continued for over thirty years. The Mevlevi’s are are a sub-order of Sufism. Sufism is […]
Blog 8 Hossain
I want choose the song “Locked Away” by R. City featuring Adam Levine. R. City (Rock City) is an American musical duo formed in 2003, Theron Thomas and Timothy Thomas. Adam Noah Levine was born March 18, 1979, he is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and actor. Adam Levine is the lead singer […]
Blog 7 Hossain
I come from a very small country name Bangladesh. I came to America when I was about eight years old. Back then the country was still developing and the music was age friendly for both the elders and the younger generation. There is a lot of popular old music that is still played at different […]
Blog 6 HOSSAIN
The “Baamaaya” is a traditional dance of the Dagbamba, they are the northern region of Ghana. Baamaaya simply translates to “Fields are wet”.Their dance was first performed to mark the end of the drought in the 19th century. Baamaaya serves the purpose to please their God by asking for rain in the drought land. The […]
Blog 5 Hossain
I would love to attend a jazz club as an audience member but after looking at the rest of the musical concert I had a change of heart. I would personally feel more comfortable going to a symphony orchestra concert. As we saw in class the Mozart’s Symphony I saw the crowd, and I would […]
Blog 4 Hossain
In the opening scene of the movie Get Out, Logan, an African American male is lost at a dominant white neighborhood. Logan was searching for an address at Edgewood Lane while he was on the phone with his friend. While he struggles to find his destination, he sees a white car passing by him and […]
Blog 3 Hossain
GarageBand is an online musical software that was developed by Apple, which allows you to create your own unique projects. You can create songs and types of podcasts in GarageBand. It puts a complete music studio on your computer, so you can make your own music to share with the world. GarageBand’s purpose is unlimited […]
Blog 2 HOSSAIN
For this blog, I would like to choose the song “Lonely”, by Speaker Knockerz. It was officially released on December 10, 2013. Speaker Knockerz was a hip hop artist who died shortly after releasing this music video. From this point you can probably guess how he did, but not exactly. He died from a heart […]
Blog 1 Hossain
The Romantic Period (ca. 1820-1900) is what stood out to me the most because the part that captured my attention is how music started to “infused with emotional intensity”. Although, the time period was extremely different from our 21st century, I hardly know and believe that music can change a person’s mood from one state […]
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