浅析肯尼亚传统歌曲的艺术特征

On the Artistic Features of Traditional Kenyan Music

音乐是非洲文化的重要组成部分,音乐文化能够体现出非洲人民内在的精神品质和艺术内涵,复杂、多变、活泼、热情的非洲音乐给世界非物质文化遗产增添了无比精彩的内容。作为非洲音乐大家庭的一员,肯尼亚音乐既有着非洲音乐的共性特征,也蕴含着自身的个性魅力。肯尼亚传统音乐中,相较于器乐、舞蹈等,歌曲具有举足轻重的地位。传统歌曲的种类有哪些?肯尼亚语言特征是什么?歌曲的节奏、旋律等音乐特征如何?传统歌曲的生存现状怎样?这些问题都有待我们去挖掘与探究。

As an important part of African culture, music culture can fully demonstrate the spiritual quali- ty and artistic connotation of African people. The complex, flexible, lovely and passionate African music adds splendid contents to the world intangible cultural heritage. As a member of the African music family, Kenyan music possesses not only the common features of African music, but also its individual charm. Compared with the instrumental music and dance, etc. , songs play a very important role in Kenyan traditional music. A lot of problems need to be explored and studied, such as the types of the traditional music, the features of Kenyan language, the rhymes and melodies of the music, and the status quo of traditional songs.