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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 thousands of different genres and subgenres of music and so many different types of dance that professional dancers never even touch. Of course I could be wrong, but I didn't see a lot about different types of music when researching these cultures, and none like the vastness of genres American culture has.

Bibliography

Matusky, Patricia Ann. 2012. “Timang (Pengap), Pelian, and Sabak : Iban Leka Main Singing Styles.” Borneo Research Bulletin 43 (2012): 114–33. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ant&AN=647247&site=ehost-live.

Means, Richard. “Samoa.” Our World: Samoa. Great Neck Publishing, August 31, 2020. doi:10.3331/our_world_481_250409.     

Matusky, Patricia Ann. 2012. “Timang (Pengap), Pelian, and Sabak : Iban Leka Main Singing Styles.” Borneo Research Bulletin 43 (2012): 114–33. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ant&AN=647247&site=ehost-live.