There are hundreds if not thousands of distinct kinds of African music, and there are more genres being born literally as we speak. African music is extremely local, tied closely to the land and the ancient rhythms of the people who originated each form — like the Tuareg musician, Bambino, in this video — but at the same time there is constant cross-cultural communication, both within geographic regions on the continent and also with African-inspired music like blues, jazz and funk, from the West. All Around This World’s African Genre’s Overview is here.
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