AFRICAN
MUSIC
AFRICAN MUSIC
AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS LINKS
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AFRICAN
MUSIC
Africa is a continent where a rich and diverse cultural heritage
exists; hundreds of different languages are spoken in Africa.
During the 7th century, Arabs reached North Africa and influenced
the existing culture. This is why African and Arab music shares a
certain degree of similarity and this extends to some musical
instruments as well. Much of traditional African music has not
been recorded through the generations and has been passed on to
families orally or aurally. Music is especially meaningful to
African families in rituals and religious ceremonies.
Popular African Music Styles
There are many genres of African music that are popular, from jazz
to afrobeat, and even heavy metal. Here are a few famous styles:
Highlife:
This pop music and dance genre originated in Ghana in the 20th century.
Today, highlife is incorporated in Ghanaian and Nigerian styles of music
and involves sounds like jazzy horns, several guitars, and an uptempo beat.
Juju:
This style of Nigerian music is popular and comes from traditional Yoruba
percussion. The term translates to "something being thrown" and gained a
big international following in the 1980s.
Kwaito:
Emerging out of South Africa in the 1990s, Kwaito is a type of house music
featuring African sounds and samples similar to hip hop music. Lyrics are
considered an expression and is often party music that is sung, rapped and
shouted at dance clubs.
Makossa:
This funky bass rhythm accompanied by a horn section and vocals expresses
a unified sound. This popular urban music style is typically danced to in
Cameroonian clubs and means "dance" in the Duala language. While it is
similar to the music style Soukous, Makossa uses the horn and bass more
in its music.
African Music
https://www.thoughtco.com/african-music-2456366
African
Music
https://www.britannica.com/art/African-music
Music
of
Africa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Africa
Music
in
Africa
https://www.musicinafrica.net/
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SECTION 2
AFRICAN
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
LINKS
9 Traditional African Music
Instruments And Their Origin
https://africanvibes.com/8-traditional-african-music-instruments-and-their-origin/
10 Instruments You Didn't
Know Were From Africa
https://theculturetrip.com/africa/nigeria/articles/10-instruments-you-didnt-know-were-from-africa
10 Most Popular African
Musical Instruments
https://answersafrica.com/african-musical-instruments.html
20 African Music Instruments
https://african-counter.com/music/20-african-music-instruments/
20 famous African musical instruments:
names and pictures
https://briefly.co.za/65485-20-famous-musical-instruments-african-from.html
African Drums: Overview & Types
https://study.com/learn/lesson/african-drums-types-beats.html
African Musical Instruments
https://music-flight.com/african-musical-instruments/
African musical instruments
https://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-musical-instruments.html
African Musical
Instruments: Types & Facts
https://study.com/academy/lesson/african-musical-instruments-types-facts.html
THE AFRICAN ORIGIN OF
THE MODERN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:
FROM THE FIDDLE TO THE GUITARRO
https://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/jide-uwechia-the-african-origin-of-the-modern-musical-instruments-from-the-fiddle-to-the-guitarro/
African wind instruments:
The Nyanga pan pipes and kudu horns
https://africaglobalnews.com/african-wind-instruments-the-nyanga-pan-pipes-and-kudu-horns/
FEEL THE BEAT: AFRICAN
INFLUENCE IN MODERN MUSIC
https://thediasporacollective.com/blogs/celebrate/how-african-music-impacted-tunes-around-the-world
The flute, Africa's breath of life
https://pan-african-music.com/en/flutes-african-breath-of-life/
Instruments Used by
African American Musicians
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/african-american-music/instruments
List of Music Genres in Africa
http://www.african-music-safari.com/music-genres.html
Sounds In Context:
New Instruments from East Africa
https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sounds-in-context-santuri-safari/
List of
African
musical
instruments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_musical_instruments
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SECTION 3
AFRICAN
MUSIC
LINKS
Aerophones
https://priscillasproject.weebly.com/instruments-aerophones.html
Afribeat
http://www.afribeat.com/
Africa Music
https://curlie.org/Regional/Africa/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music
African Hip Hop
http://www.africanhiphop.com/
African Music Hub
http://www.africanmusichub.com/
African Music WebRing
http://www.webring.org/hub?ring=africanmusic
Afro-Caribbean Music Guide
http://www.afromix.org/
Afropop Worldwide
http://www.afropop.org/
All Africa.com: Music Top News
http://allafrica.com/music/
Dandemutande
http://dandemutande.org/
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Gateway of Africa
http://www.gatewayofafrica.com/
Highlife Piccadilly
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/african.htm
List of African musical instruments
and their names Read more
https://www.tuko.co.ke/396011-list-african-musical-instruments-names.html
List of Music Genres in Africa
http://www.african-music-safari.com/music-genres.html
Musique d'Afrique
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/rufus/
Roots World: African Music
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/africa.html
South of the Sahara: African Music
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/music.html
Swahili Music Portal
http://wenyewe.com/
Traditional music in Africa
https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/traditional-music-africa
Types of Music in South Africa
https://traveltips.usatoday.com/types-music-south-africa-36025.html
Yahoo Groups: African Music
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/african_music/
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Encyclopaedia
Africana
Project
http://endarkenment.com/eap/
400
YEARS OF
INEQUALITY
http://www.400yearsofinequality.org/
Celebrating
African American
Culture & History
Black History Month
http://guides.hmcpl.org/c.php?g=790427&p=5657381
Racial Equity
Resource Guide
http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/organizations/organizations/sectionFilter/Racial%20Healing
Understanding
Prejudice
https://secure.understandingprejudice.org/
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Equal Justice
Initiative
https://eji.org/
The Collective
Black People Movement
(CBPM)
http://cbpm.org/index.html
TRIP DOWN
MEMORY LANE
https://kwekudee-tripdownmemorylane.blogspot.com/
A Gathering
of Readers
https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~gathread/index.html
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Malawi
Project
http://www.malawiproject.org/
Afro Kids
http://www.afrokids.com/
THE FREEMAN
INSTITUTE
http://www.freemaninstitute.com/
Africa
Resource
http://www.africaresource.com/
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Real History
World Wide
http://www.realhistoryww.com/
Quatr.us
http://quatr.us/
African-American
Resources
http://www.ushistory.org/more/african-american.htm
African American
Studies Library
Research Guide
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/aframer.htm
African Music
Encyclopedia
http://africanmusic.org/
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AFROPEDEA
http://www.afropedia.org
World Afropedia
http://worldafropedia.com/afropedia/Main_Page
African
Indigenous Science
and Knowledge Systems
http://www.africahistory.net/
Natives Wiki
http://tribalspedia.wikia.com/wiki/Natives_Wiki
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Islamic Wiki
http://islam.wikia.com/
Sexism
http://www.understandingprejudice.org/
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