Music (400 word min)

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1. Choose one of the following artists: Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Youssou N’Dour, or Fela Kuti.
2. After making your selection, do some research on them and their biography and listen to 3-5 of their songs. Choose one of these songs to write about.
3. In your first paragraph do the following:
   1. Using your research, provide a brief biography of the artist,
   2. Identify the artist’s musical style, and explain how their musical has influenced music across the globe.
4. Choose a song by the artist, and in your second paragraph, write the following:.
   1. Introduce the song and describe how the artist uses the basic elements of music in the piece. Use at least 3 terms from the reading in your discussion.
   2. Offer a brief analysis of the song’s meaning. Cite specific musical elements and/or lyrical content to support your analysis.
5. In a third and final paragraph, write the following:
   1. Discuss what drew you the artist
   2. Discuss how their work made you feel and whether or not you’d listen to more of their work in the future.
6. Post a link to the song you chose for paragraph 2 so everyone can listen to it.
7. List resources, in MLA format, you used in a works cited section at the end.

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