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Song Title: We'll Meet again

Culture: Great Britain

Contextualize: The song we'll meet again came out in 1939 but was made popular by Vera Lynn. This song became especially popular with British solders in WW2, and is a timeless song from Britain's history.

Consider: This song plays

Connect: My great grandfathers from both sides of the family fought in the war, and this song reminds me of them when I hear it.

- Andersen

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Title: Erzherzog Johann Jodler

Culture: German

Contextualize: This is an example of a German folk song. Some of this song’s vocals are considered a type of yodelling. Yodelling has been around for centuries, and is often featured in folk music of many European countries, including Germany.

Consider: This song has a slow tempo and melodious sound. There are not many instruments, only a harp, guitar, and flute, so you can focus on the beautiful vocals. Germany has many different types of folk music. There is slow, flowing music such as this song, and there is upbeat music that you can dance to that features many instruments.

Connection: My grandparents grew up in Germany, and immigrated to Canada in around 1941, and this is one of my dad's favourite German folk songs.

Grace

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Song: Three Little Birds

Culture: Jamaican

Contextualize: Bob Marley was known as a reggae artist. He was very into nature and Jamaica is blessed with a lot of exotic animals that he personally loved. Bob always used nature as a metaphor in his songs all the time, examples are the trees in "Small Axe" and the big cat in "Iron, Lion, Zion".

Consider: This song uses instruments that are native to the Reggae culture. The instruments that are used are bass, drums, electric guitar, organ, keyboard, and hang drum.

Connection: I grew up around my Jamaican culture because my Dad's side is part Jamaican and we'd always have parties and potlucks with a lot of really good Jamaican food. This song always reminds me of the parties we have and all the good vibes.

Another connection I have is that this was my favourite song. Before she passed she would always sing this song to me and would always jam out to it, it reminds me of her.

- Kiyla

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Bob Marley- Three Little Birds (With Lyrics!)

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Song Title: Badoxa "Demónio da tarraxinha
Culture: Portuguese
Context: Music affected the intellectual and cultural life. Music has also benefited from the increasing number of Conservatories and specialized in superior schools, in a freedom context, as well as from the generalization of music festivals.
Consider: The texture is very descriptive and the music flows well with the lyrics, its Portuguese, its dynamics are all over the place
Connection: My grandmother is from Portugal

- Jaxson

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Song title: Jambo bwana
Culture: Kenyan
Contextualize: the song originated from a coastal tribe named the pokomo. The man credited with creating it was named Mzee Galana Morowa Menza.
Consider: this song uses vocals, bass guitar, drums, guitar, and vocables.

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Song title: Mexico Lindo y Querido
Culture: Mexican
Contextualize: this song really captures the image of how beautiful Mexico is. It really well uses the traditional style of Mariachi and Ranchera music. This song is a very cultural and traditional Mexican music. Mariachi music originated in the Center West of Mexico, and I think this song really uses guitars, trumpets, violins, and harps really well as to really good mariachi music.
Consider: Mariachi and Ranchera music is usually a strong down beat and in 4/4 beat. The music consists of guitars, trumpets, and violin (as well as other I trumpet a bit those three are the most commonly used). The instruments play in a fast steady beat and also the players will include their voice into the song.
Connect: This is my grandpas favourite song because he really likes how this song Narrates where he comes from. I grew up listening to this song very frequently with my grandfather. I really do love how the song captures perfectly the culture and beauty of Mexico.

- Sarah

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Mexico Lindo y Querido | Playing For Change | Song Across Mexico

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Song title: Hey Jude By the Beatles

Culture: England UK

Contextualize: This is one of the most popular songs by the Beatles. This song doesn’t have any religious or cultural reason but is more used as just music to listen to.

Consider: This song is written in 4/4 time. It uses most acoustic guitar, drums and vocals. The vocals has texture throughout the song with the four different members of the band. It is relatively slow song, and is usually in either piano or forte.

Connect: This music is not as popular in this time. Now artist usually use computer beats and don’t have bands that have almost members playing an instrument and singing. This connects to me because my aunts and uncles lived listening to the Beatles when they were younger.

Simon

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Song title: The fields of athenry
Culture: Irish
Contextualize: Irish folk song about the war between the protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland.
Consider: This music is in the tradition of a folk style which is called Celtic music.  There are many instruments used like the fiddle, the Celtic drum, flute and guitar. It is mostly  energetic, vibrant and bright but it can also be melodic.

Connection: I chose this song because it is one of my grandparents favorite songs and it tells a story about the war and their struggles.
- Aidan

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Song Title: Caprice no. 24

Culture: Italian

Contextualize: This piece is a great example of the style of the Romantic era in music, a time where musicians had a lot of freedom, and often tried to show off.

Consider: Romantic music is highly expressive, and often virtuosic, as shown in many pieces by Liszt, Chopin, and Paganini, who were among the most celebrated artists of their times.

Connection: My grandparents immigrated to Canada from Friuli, Italy. My dad often tells me stories about my grandparents and great-grandparents.
- John G.

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Hilary Hahn - Paganini - Caprice 24 - Sheet Music Play Along

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Culture: Japanese

Context: This song is and old folk tune that was widely popular in japan when the tokugawa shogunate ruled the land. It was originally a poem that Tsuge Gen'ichi wrote. The word sakura means cherry blossoms.

Consider: In this music, the lyrics describe spring when the cherry blossoms are seen more. Spring signifies a new hope, being reborn, purification, a new beginning . Its has a nice, steady tempo and is moderatly quiet.

Connect: Japan is a very beautiful place with amazing factors in their culture. From their enviorment to the music that they play. There culture is very unique and can really change your perspective on how we live today.
-Kachi

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Song Title: Sadi Gali
Culture: Sikh
Contextualize: This song is an example of Punjabi music. It is very popular and uses many cultural instruments.
Consider: A very popular instrument used in Punjabi music is the Dhol. The Dhol is used in this music piece along with bass, a synthesizer, and background vocals

Connection: My Grandparents immigrated to Canada from India. I also dance to this music with my family at events.
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Sadi Gali Full Song Tanu Weds Manu | Ft. Kangna Ranaut, R Madhavan

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Song title: “Orientales, La Patria O La Tumba!”
Culture: Uruguayan
Contextualize: This song is the National Anthem for the country Uruguay. This song is usually played before sporting events such as soccer. It has 105 bars of music and was opposed by Francisco Jose Debali with the collaboration with Fernando Quijano.
Consider: This song has a combination of pianos, trumpets, trombones, and singing. These instruments come together to make a upbeat, cheerful song to play at the beginnings of sport games.
Connection: My father was originally born in Uruguay and came to Canada when he was only 2. His parents were both born and raised in the country and decided to come here for a better life, jobs, etc.
-Sebastian

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Uruguayan National Anthem - "Orientales, La Patria O La Tumba!" (ES/EN)

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Song Title: Loch Lomond

Culture: Scottish

Context: This song is a common example of 'folk music' which is a big part of the Scottish tradition and originated many years ago. A lot of the traditional Scottish folk music has been lost but its roots are connected to Irish music called Gaelic tradition. Scottish folk music has been passed down for many generations and is learned by ear and not by reading music, unlike a typical musician would do.

Consider: Traditional Scottish music uses a variety of instruments but some of the most common instruments are: Bagpipes, Fiddle, accordion, timbre, and wooden flutes. An example of this is in this song, there is a Bagpipe solo at the beginning that leads into vocals, and
clapping/stomping. Scottish music uses a lot of different time signatures they can range from 4/4 or 2/4 to 3/8 or 9/16. Folk music is quite often fast and is played often from 120-168 BPM, folk music can also be slow like this song.

Connection: My grandparents moved to Canada with their parents from Scotland at a very young age. My Moms side is Irish which kind of works out because Scottish music and Irish music are very similar

- Lincoln

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Song Title: Ouly Behebny
Culture: Lebanese
Contextualize: This song is an example of Lebanese music, or most other types of Middle Eastern music.
Consider: Lebanese music generally uses instruments like the mijwiz (a type of reed clarinet), the tablah (a small hand drum), a daf (basically a tambourine), and a saz (similar to a viola).
Connection: My dad immigrated to Canada to escape the Lebanese civil war when he was 12.

-Nick

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Song Title: Santa Lucia
Culture: Italian
Contextualize: This song is a perfect example of Italian classical music demonstrating loud tones and opera like singing. The relatively recent history of Italy includes the development of an opera tradition that has spread throughout the world.
Consider: In Italian music The vocal lines always dominate the tonal complex and are never overshadowed by the instrumental accompaniments as you can see in this song. String instruments in an Italian classical orchestra consist of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Woodwind instruments in an Italian classical orchestra include the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. Brass instruments are among the loudest in an orchestra. Italian classical music calls for fewer brass instruments than strings or woodwinds because of its romantic, delicate nature.
Connect: My grandparents immigrated from Italy in the 1950s. They were supposed to go to Windsor Connecticut but there was a mistake and they were sent to Windsor Ontario instead.
-Noah C

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Song Title: The Hockey Song (sometimes mistakenly called “The Good Old Hockey Game”)

Culture: Canadian

Contextualize: This song symbolizes the love of hockey. It’s played during hockey games and at intermissions in arenas across Canada, and everyone sings along. It is recognized as a way to celebrate and share the love of Canada’s national game, Hockey. In a sense, it is Canada’s second National Anthem.

Consider: The Hockey Song uses instruments common to country music – guitar, banjo, drums. It uses a verse, chorus pattern and is easily memorized.  This song is connected to Canadian past times of watching and attending hockey games while sharing the “hockey culture” of Canada with those who are unfamiliar with it.

Connection: I regularly play and watch hockey. The NHL, IIHF World Juniors and Olympics are all a part of my hockey world.  Hockey is loved by all members of my family and regularly attended both local and provincial hockey team games. In the winter, we have a rink in our backyard where we play hockey as a family and extend family (uncles, cousins).
Reid

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Stompin' Tom Connors - The Hockey Song (Live in Hamilton, 2005)

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Song Title: Bald Gras' Ich Am Neckar

Culture: German

Contextualize: This song is an excellent representation of traditional German folk music that was very present and popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Consider: German folk music uses a variety of instruments and elements. Including the fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, etc. It usually consists of a 4/4 time and can have different tempos and speeds. For example in the song listed above, has a fairly slow tempo at the beginning, but once the vocals come in the tempo dramatically increases.

Connection: My great-grandparents immigrated to Canada from Germany right before World War ll. They first moved to Pennsylvania, then they moved to Toronto, where they lived for the rest of their lives.

-Lucas Bailey

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Song Title: Non, je ne regrette rien
Culture: France
Context: This song is an example of classic French music, utilizing dramatic tones and dynamics as the singer sings from the perspective of French singer Rosalie Dubois.
Consider: French music is classically dynamic, utilizing styles from medieval classical to contemporary and hip-hop. Instruments such as horns, piano, and even bagpipes are present in most French music.
Connect: My mother was raised in France as my grandma was a missionary. I chose France because I’ve always been interested in what life has been like there and I want to talk with my mom more about it.

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Song Title: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
Culture: Africa
Contextualize: This is a song made by Columbian singer Shakira. It is the official song of the 2011 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. The lyrics main themes is to encourage you to aim for your goals similar to a soldier on a battle field. The phrase Waka Waka means “do it”.
Consider: Musical elements: Female lead singer, male and female background vocals, bass, drums, synthesizer. The main phrase of this song “Waka Waka” represents a theme of gosling for your goals, not giving up, and just doing it.
Connect: This was one of my favorite songs when I was a kid and played soccer. It would always be on speaker in the house.
-Dev

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Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)

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Sing title:Хай живе, вільна Україна (Long live, free Ukraine!)
Culture: Ukrainian
Contextual: This song demonstrates Ukrainian folk which is a popular type of music in Ukraine that's  played at bazaars(street gathering and market place)
Consider: This exact Ukrainian folk song is composed by a Ukrainian choral conductor, Petro Protsko (Петро Процько) born in 1929 and the lyrics' origin is national unknown. In the song you hear the Bayan , Bandura and cobzar; these are all traditional Ukrainian instrument. It has a steady beat and is in 4/4 time.
Connection: Both my parents where born in Ukraine and imagrated to Canada

-Radyk

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Ukrainian Folk Song - Хай живе, вільна Україна (Long live, free Ukraine!)

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Song Title: One Love
Culture: Jamaican
Contextualize: This song captures the "Reggae" style of music which came about through a religious movement in Jamaica known as Rastafarianism.
Consider: Reggae music uses electric guitar, bass, keyboard and drums and has a slow steady beat in 4/4 time. The instruments play short, repeated patterns and off-beat rhythms. This style of music uses verse chorus form and the lyrics usually have a religious or political theme.
Connection: My grandmother is Jamaican and often talks about her time growing up there.