Call and response (music)  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search  In music, a call and response is a
succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different
musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct
commentary on or response to the first. It corresponds to the
call-and-response pattern in human communication and is found as
a basic element of musical form, such as verse-chorus form, in
many traditions.   Call and response patterns between two
musicians are common in Indian Classical Music, particularly in
the style of Jugalbandi. Call and response is likewise widely
present in parts of the Americas touched by the trans-Atlantic
slave trade. It is extensively used in Cuban music, both in the
secular rumba[1] and in the African religious ceremonies
(Santería).[2]  Folk music[edit]  It is common in folk
traditions of choral singing of many peoples, especially in
African musical cultures[citation needed]. In the West, it is
most readily seen in the sea shanty, Afri