Music Of Africa
Africa is a vast continent and its regions and nations have distinct musical traditions. The music of North Africa for the most part has a distinct history from sub-Saharan African music traditions.
The music and dance forms of the African diaspora include African-American music and many Caribbean genres, such as soca, calypso and zouk. Latin American music genres such as the flamenco, samba, rumba, salsa, and other clave (rhythm)-based genres, were founded to varying degrees on the music of enslaved Africans, and have in turn influenced African popular music.
Read more about Music Of Africa: North Africa and Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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