Ganga Ganga is the traditional music of Bosnia

Ganga • Ganga is the traditional music of Bosnia. It has: • Small groups of singers • Groups are usually of young girls who are close friends and who have sang together for a long time. • Emphasizes the interval of a major second. • Interval – the given space between two notes. • Ganga has three voices – a leading voice and an accompanying voice. • Ganga is not sung by professional singers.

Gender Differences • Women: • Sing in small, exclusive groups of close friends. • Groups last from early childhood to marriage. • Women do not sing ganga with men. • Men: • Allowed to sing with different groups of people from different villages. • Male-only groups • Men do not sing ganga with women.

Sister, Hold Your Chastity • So, here it is again…. • Listen for: • Can you tap your foot to it? • The clashing, “crunchy” notes. • The Islam influence (remember the Call to Prayer and the reading of the Qu’ran? ). • Polyphony – when there is more than one line of music playing at a time.

Exit slip • How can you hear the Islamic influence? Write three ways that Sister Hold Your Chastity resembles Islam music. • Be objective! Remember – sound, harmony, melody, rhythm, growth • Starters: instruments, voices, high or low, fast or slow, etc. • Remember to put your name on it!!!!!