Congo Concert Analysis

Celebrating Congo Concert Review

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was blessed with the Celebrating Congo concert. The musical duo consisted of Kinoobe and Jaja Bashengezi who each played a variety of different African instruments that told a story of the country they had come from. They played a mixture of African music which expressed their Congo and Uganda culture. In addition, the concert also featured Charanga Carolina ensemble featuring violins, flutes, brass, piano, and flutes. The concert was held at the Kenan Music Building rehearsal hall. The concert made good use of giving the audience diegetic music, and expressed to the audience the importance of Congo.

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The audience learned the meaning of this song is to encourage sharing. One purpose of the concert was to not only celebrate Congo but also the social and economic issues from the homeland. Some of the major socials in Africa is the endless poverty and over-dependence on international aid. In class we discussed how the corrupt government Congo has endured and it has had a lasting impact on the citizens. This is also another critical issue of politics of representation with the government. The people living in poverty aren’t being heard and underrepresented. This song intersects with this social issue because it’s reminding the people to share with each other. It is important that they remember to think of each other because each other is all they have. If people of Congo continue rely on the government poverty problem won’t

First, I asked based on stereotypes of African music in the media did it meet those stereotypes? She felt as though it didn’t the music seemed calming and similar to music heard in the United States. This lead me to my next question does black music exist? Like most people she struggled with this but said “yes it exists. What sets black music apart from other music is harmony, rhythm, and beat. In addition, its composed of a meaningful message.”. Next I asked if the music touched or spoke to her in any way? She said the music helped her realize the beauty of Africa and how talented many of the musicians are. Lastly, I asked what did she believe the mood of the concert? She believed it was celebratory and