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The Samoan, Igbo, and  Iban cultures, all have many similarities and differences. One similarity they all have is that they all preform music and dance for some sort of religious or ceremonial purpose. For example, the Samoan people will preform dances such as the such as the Sasa, the Siva, and the Taualuga, which all have religious meanings to them. The Igbo people will do dances such as the Atilogwu, which is a dance that involves high kicks and elaborate costumes, once again for religious purposes. The Iban people use religion the most in their dance and music. They will write spiritual poetry and preform it over a variety of drum beats. Almost like a version of Iban hip hop. Just like these three cultures, my American culture also has religious song and dance. Especially around this time of year, Christian music gets played a lot in public and people will dance to it. The differences are that in American culture, there are many different genres of music and dance. There are thousa
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  Iban Dance Photo Free Stock Photos IBAN MUSIC & DANCE     The Iban culture lays  the island of Borneo, a Malaysian providence. They are known for their bamboo and rubber productions but they are most known for rice farming. Most families that live on the island grow rice. Although, some farmers on the island plant gourds, pumpkins, cucumbers, maize and cassava. Fishing is the main protein in their diet but their productive and successful fishing techniques has caused the fish population to go down drastically. Because of this, some of the men have gone out and hunted the wildlife on the island.     Iban dance and music is heavily influenced by their religious beliefs. They believe in the bird god  Sengalang Burong. "Iban religion is a product of a holistic approach to life, in which attention is paid to all events in the waking and sleeping states" (Sutlive Jr). Iban music is primarily made up of  the chanting of ritual poetry to the beat of different drums. Their dance
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  Atilogwu - Dance of the Igbo People , https://oldnaija.com/2017/09/27/atilogwu-dance-of-the-igbo-people/ Igbo Music and Dance “Igbo is the language spoken in Ala Igbo or Ani Igbo (Igboland) by the people who are collectively referred to as “Ndi Igbo”; their community is known as “Olu no Igbo” (“those in the lowlands and uplands”),” The Igbo speaking people mostly live in Nigeria, however, there are still some speakers left in Niger. The Igbo people rely on subsistence farming for trade and food. Igbo people usually grow crops like yams, cassava, taro, cocoyams, plantains, maize, melons, okra, pumpkins, peppers, gourds, beans, and palm products.      The Igbo perform traditional Igbo folk music from various different instruments. They make woodwind instruments from hollowed out logs, and various different percussion instruments out of clay and iron. These instruments are used for recreation and also different ceremonies. According to Okapala, “They do not just perform music for aes
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Samoan Fire Dancers PCC media release Music and Dance of the Samoa The Isles of Samoa lies in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii. According to Thomas Bargatzky, an anthropologist, “the name of Samoa is compounded of Sā  , meaning "tribe, people of," and Moa, which means "chicken," referring to the "family" of the Tui Manu'a, the highest-ranking titleholder of eastern (American) Samo,” These people are horticulturalists, eating things such as tropical fruits and vegetables, and lots of seafood. Before Christian ministries came, the Samoans believed in ancestor spirits, and worshiped gods from Tongan mythology, common within other Polynesian islands. The Samoans use music and dance for many things, such as entertainment and religion. They have traditional celebrations such as the Fiafia, a social get together where people eat food, give gifts, and perform music and dance. At these events, the Samoans will perform such dances
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POST 1 Ben's Topic

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Treble A wikipedia.org The topic I will be talking about is Art . I  love art and music so I think it'll be fun to see what other cultures traditional dances are. What music do they like to listen to. I want to compare it to the music I listen to for fun. I want to compare it to the dancing I watch in performances.  The subsections I have chosen to write research are Music (533) and Dance (535). The cultures I have chosen to research are the Igbo, Samoans, and Iban.
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BEN'S TEST POST

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 My favorite animal is pigs because they are cute and they are very interesting. 🐖🐷🐽 My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving , because I love fall and eating big meals. 🦃
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