African Drumming – Starter 3

‘Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes’

Listen to this music by Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo and answer the following questions.

1. Is the opening of this song ‘A capella’ (voices alone) or

‘accompanied’ (with instruments)?

2. Are the backing voices singing in Unison (all singing the same

tune – at the same pitch) or Harmony (singing different notes

at the same time that sound nice together).

3. Describe how the voices create rhythms in this music.

4. Name 2 instruments that come in after the opening.

5. Does the main singer have a tenor (high male) or bass (low

male) voice?