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  1. The Music Of Africa
    Given the vastness of the African continent, its #music is diverse, with regions and nations having many distinct #musical #traditions #African music includes the #genres #amapiano #jùjú #fuji #afrobeat #highlife #Congolese #rumba #soukous #ndombolo #makossa #kizomba and others.[1] #African music also uses a large variety of instruments across the continent. The music and #dance of the African #diaspora formed to varying degrees on African #musical #traditions include #American #music like #Dixieland #jazz #blues #jazz and many #Caribbean genres such as #calypso (see #kaiso) and #soca Latin American music genres such as #cumbia #salsa music son #cubano #rumba #conga #bomba #samba and #zouk were founded on the music of enslaved #africans and have in turn influenced African popular music

    archive.org/details/lp_the-mus
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of

    #Afrika #afrique #africa #افريقيا

  2. #MLK - themed special edition of Palm Wine Radio on #WMPG. That's what #CommunityRadio is all about!

    "Palm Wine Radio

    Jan 15, 2024 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

    Music

    With DJ Zachariah

    Palm Wine Radio, which brings you the best in classic and contemporary pop tunes from the musically diverse continent of #Africa. #Highlife, #Afropop, #JuJu, #Soukous, #Township, #Rai, #Makossa, and #Mbalax are some of the numerous genres that will be explored."

    spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/18417175