The question was popular among the candidates and it was well attempted by most of the candidates. However, some candidates failed to give some of the points below, thereby losing the obtainable marks.
(a) Jazz
(i) Instruments - Piano, Double Bass, Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet, Trombone, Flute, Drum set, Conga, Guitars (Rhythm, Bass)
(ii) Exponents - Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Dixie Guillespie, Charlie Paker, Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Grover Washington, Wynton Marsalis, Louis
Armstrong, Herbie Han Cock, George Benson, Keith Jarrett, Bob James, Hugh Masekela.
Popular Tracks
Duke Ellington - Black, Brow and Biege, Satin Doll, Sophist ceted lady, In a sensational Mood Ko-ko, Havalem Air shaft, In a Mellotone, Blue serge.
Charlie Parker - Now’s the Time, Ornithology, Scrapple from the Apple Yard bird Suite, A night in Tunisia, Klactoveedse stene, Ausprivave.
Dizie Gillespie - Groovun High, A night in Tunisia, Manteca, Con alma, Salt Peanuts, I can’t Get Started Hot House, Oop-bop-sh’bam, Oop-pop-a-dah.
Louis Armstrong - Heebie Jeebies, Cornet chop suey Potato Head Blues, Weather Bird, Black and Blue, Rockin’chair, Hello Dolly.
(b) Ragtime
(i) Instruments - Piano (mainly)
(ii) Exponents - Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James Scott, Eubie Blake, Thomas Turpin
(ii) Popular Tracks - Maple Leaf, The Entertainer – (Scott Joplin) Hyena Stomp – Jelly Roll Morton.
(c) Afrobeat
Instruments - Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Guitars (Bass, Rhythm, Pedal Steel) Drum-set, Conga Drums, Keyboard, Wooden Clappers, Slit Drum, Gbedu
Exponents - Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Femi Anikulapo Kuti, Seun Kuti, Lagbaja, Osibisa, Kola Ogunkoya, Orlando Julius, Hakeeb Kareem, Alariwo, Tunji Oyelana, Remi Olabanji.
Popular Tracks - Fela (Jeun k’oku, Beast of No. Nation, Zombie, Yellow Fever, Water no get enemy, Orlando, A dara (Orlando Julius) Sakara Oloje.
(d) Blues
(i) Instruments - Slide Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Trumpet,
Drum-set, Harmonica, Banjo
(ii) Exponents - W.C. Handy, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Koko Taylor, Albert King, B.B. King, Sonny Terry, Etta Baker
John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles
(iii) Popular Tracks - Crow Jane – Etta Baker
Goodnight Irene-Lead belly
Better Day – Sonny Terry
Grazy Blues – Mamie Smith
(e) Reggae
Instruments - Electric Guitars, Hawaian Guitar, Banjo, Pedal steel, Electronic Keyboard Drum Set, Congas, Maracas, Marimbas, Bongo drums
Exponents - Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Black, Uhuru, Ziggy Marley, U-Roy, I-Roy Yellow Man, Lucky Dube, Terra Kota, Majek Fasek, Ras Kimono, Jimmy Cliff
Popular Tracks - Bob Marley: No woman no cry, Exodus, Jimmy Cliff: Reggae Night, Majek Fashek: Send down the rain
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