Reggae Flashcards
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Bass
A. The color of the sky on a clear day (plural)
2. Beat
B. The distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
3. Chords
C. Continent with the Sahara desert
4. Jamaica
D. A musical percussion instrument (plural)
5. Off-beat
E. A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
6. Lyrics
F. A country on the island of ___
7. Marley
G. A musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
8. Rastafarian
H. Jamaican singer who popularized reggae
9. Voice
I. Adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine
10. Riff
J. The lowest part of the musical range
11. Rap
K. A regular route for a sentry or policeman
12. Saxophone
L. An unaccented beat
13. Guitar
M. The string of islands between North America and South America
14. Drums
N. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed
15. Africa
O. A Berber living in northern Morocco
16. Jazz
P. A straight line connecting two points on a curve (plural)
17. Politics
Q. Style of music with improvisation, born in New Orleans
18. Poverty
R. The study of government of states and other ___ units
19. Syncopation
S. The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number (plural)
20. Blues
T. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
21. West Indies
U. A stringed instrument usually having six strings