Talk:Call and response (music)

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[edit] African call and response

Can anyone write something about Afro tradition, including Latin American of call/response in music (called coro/pregon (chorus/call) in Spanish)? Mikkalai 23:02, 15 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I added a brief commentary on call and response in the African tradition -- absolutely essential to any discussion of this cultural phenomenon, given that Africa is the genesis of call and response in popular Western music -- in blues and jazz and their extensions. I didn't specifically address it in the Latin American context, except by addressing its roots -- also in Africa. Peace. deeceevoice 00:33, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Should we have more examples?

This article diagrams "My Generation" as an example of a pop song featuring call and response phrasing.

Would it be a stupid idea to start an entire list of popular songs that make use of call and response? I think it would be helpful for readers who are unfamiliar with the term but are probably familiar with some of the songs. --The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 07:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Reading the article for the first time, I would have liked more examples. I feel with just that one, I still don't have a complete grasp of the concept.

71.104.104.63 15:01, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't feel that a list would be helpful. However, sound examples and more notated examples would be great. Hyacinth 21:50, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

"Call and Response" has a function that has not been mentioned in the article. The Call indicates some of the nature of the response.

I will have to give the matter some thought before I add to the article as I would like to give examples that are not extremely esoteric but are also not trivial. The Spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is probably well known but is trivial as the response is always the same.

It may take me a few days to get something worth writing but I may have something by the end of the month. Then again, I may not.

JimCubb 05:42, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

In the "Leader/Chorus call and response" would Black Dog by Led zeppelin be a good example of this?

[edit] Hip Hop/Rap???

At the very least, there needs to be a mention of hip hop/rap music as hip hop/rap is the dominant musical style of the past 25 years, and call and response is an integral part of the music and culture. At the very least, hip hop/rap should be listed in the last line of the second paragraph ("African American music in it's myriad forms and descendents....") —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.23.198.128 (talk) 22:57, 2 February 2007 (UTC).