<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually written in different parts of the music, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or in 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 . </P> <P> In Sub-Saharan African cultures, call and response is a pervasive pattern of democratic participation--in public gatherings in the discussion of civic affairs, in religious rituals, as well as in vocal and instrumental musical expression . It is this tradition that African bondsmen and women brought with them to the New World and which has been transmitted over the centuries in various forms of cultural expression--in religious observance; public gatherings; sporting events; even in children's rhymes; and, most notably, in African - American music in its myriad forms and descendants including: soul, gospel, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, funk and hip hop . Hear for example the recordings entitled "Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons" collected by Bruce Jackson on Electra Records . Call and response is widely present in parts of the Americas touched by the trans - Atlantic slave trade . The tradition of call and response fosters dialogue and its legacy continues on today, as it is an important component of oral traditions . Both African - American Women Work Songs, African American work songs, and the work song in general uses the call and response format often . </P> <P> It is extensively used in Cuban music, both in the secular rumba and in the African religious ceremonies (Santería). </P>

Which world culture features the singing style known as call and response