West African Drumming Is Musically Complex Because

question 29

Multiple Choice

West African drumming is musically complex because

• A) it requires the musicians to read difficult notation
• B) it requires the use of the gourd banjo
• C) the instruments are created out of natural materials
• D) it involves multiple layers of underlying rhythms

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