A Wisdom Archive on Ululation

The Battle of Algiers in a style related to that of Italian neorealism, French cinéma vérité, and Soviet socialist realism. The film is based on actual events, though it makes use of composite characters and changes the names of certain historical figures. For instance, the character "Colonel Mathieu" is a composite of several French military figures active in the actual Algers counterinsurgency effort, primarily Jacques Massu. The film has been hailed for its stunning visual impact and immediacy, especially in its sc ...

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Battle cry - Intimidating. The Rebel yell, a call taken up by troops fighting on the side of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The Vikings screamed and imitated animal sounds during battle to intimidate their enemies. One of their cries was "Ahoy!". Of course, this has since become a peaceful greeting used by sailors of many nations, but at the time it was considered to be extremely warlike. Many Native Americans used animal sounds to frighten and communicate. Some Native American ethnic groups are f ...

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As mentioned, turbo folk is strongly rooted in commercial folk (novokomponovana muzika) which had already been massively popular throughout entire SFR Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s, making it difficult to exactly pinpoint where one ends and the other begins. Musically they sound very much alike, both are blends of Roma music, Middle Eastern beats, Turkish & Greek pop music, and Serbian brass bands on one side, as well as rock and roll and contemporary electronic dance music on the other. One has to look to presentation ...

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The term turbo folk itself was coined by Rambo Amadeus, who used it jokingly during late 1980s in order to describe his own strange smorgasboard sound combining various styles and influences. At the time, the term was nothing more than a humorous soundbite thought up by a clever musician with a knack for comedy. Obviously, the phrase was somewhat funny since it combined 2 clashing concepts - "turbo", invoking an image of modern, industrial progress and "folk", a symbol of tradition and rural conservatism, suspicious of any inovation. All in all, it was good for a ...

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Lloigor is another gargantuan monster that dwells beneath Alaozar with Zhar. Together, they are known as the Twin Obscenities. Lloigor appears as a titanic, winged mound of ululating tentacles and is served by a cult known as the Tcho-Tcho's Brotherhood of the Star Treader. It has the power to control great winds, which it can use to snare and capture any unfortunates who chance upon it. Like Zhar, Lloigor can project its image whenever Arcturus (the star from whence it came) is in the sky. (A race of energy beings known as the Lloigor shares the same name with the eponymous Great Old One; however, there ...

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Traditional Liberian music utilizes such typical West African elements as ululation, vocal repetition, call-and-response and polyrhythms. Traditional music is performed at weddings, naming ceremonies, royal events and other special occasions, as well as ordinary children's songs, work songs and lullabies. Christian music was introduced to Liberia by American missionaries, and Christian songs are now sung in native languages in a style that mixes American harmonies with West ...

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