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1. afropop.org › articles › kokoroko-evolving-theKokoroko: Evolving the Legacy of West African Music

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   Oct 6, 2023 · The origin story of the band Kokoroko began, as all origin stories about humans and music do, in Africa. In this case, it was Kenya in 2014, in the town of Meru on the northeastern slopes of Mount Kenya. It was there where Sheila Maurice-Grey, who would become the trumpeter and its bandleader of Kokoroko, and percussionist Onome Edgeworth were ...

2. press.rebus.community › music-of-west-africaMusic of West Africa – GlobalMusix: Contemporary Music ...

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   A group of tourists have arrived in the town of Ho, in the Volta region in Ghana, (West Africa). They are sitting on benches on three sides of a dirt square waiting for what they have been told is a concert of traditional Ewe music. Musicians enter the square and start singing and dancing with the drums.

3. www.last.fm › tag › west africanWest african music | Last.fm

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   West african music. West Africa stretches from the Sahara Desert to the Atlantic Ocean. The region's musical heritage includes a variety of popular music styles, especially from the countries of Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Griots, wandering musicians and praise… read more.

4. pressbooks.cuny.edu › apiza › chapterChapter 1: The Music of Africa – Listening to The World

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   In the 1960s and 1970s, African pop music began to incorporate elements of funk, rock, and soul, creating a new sound that came to be known as “Afro-rock.”. This genre was popularized by artists such as Osibisa and Manu Dibango. In the 1980s and 1990s, a new wave of African pop music emerged, known as “Afrobeats.”.

5. www.musicinafrica.net › magazine › highlife-west-africaHighlife in West Africa | Music In Africa

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   Nov 24, 2014 · While the roots of highlife extend across West Africa, the Gold Coast—the country today known as Ghana—is typically recognized as the crux point at which all the streams coalesced. The Gold Coast had hosted a progressive music tradition starting with adaha, an Africanized brass band style dating back to the mid-nineteenth century when His ...

6. www.pandora.com › genre › africanAfrican Music - Listen to African - Free on Pandora Internet ...

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   Listen to African music on Pandora. Discover new music you'll love, listen to free personalized African radio.

7. theconversation.com › kora-in-search-of-theKora: in search of the origins of west Africa’s famed ...

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   Nov 9, 2023 · The kora has won more Grammy Awards in the World/Global Music category than the sitar. An album featuring the kora with the BBC Symphonic Orchestra was released in 2023. The reach of the kora ...