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The music of West Africa has a significant history, and its varied sounds reflect the wide range of influences from the area's regions and historical periods. Traditional West African music varies due to the regional separation of West Africa , yet it can be distinguished by two distinct categories: Islamic music and indigenous secular music .
19 October - Nigerian singer Teni wins the "Best Pop Single" award at The Headies 2019, for "Case". 23 November - Joeboy wins the "Best Artiste in African Pop" award at the All Africa Music Awards. 3 December - Kabza De Small is named by Spotify as the most-streamed South African artist of 2019. Albums released in 2019
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The central region (dark blue region on map) includes the music of Chad, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, including Pygmy music. West African music (yellow region on map) includes the music of Senegal and the Gambia, of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia, of the inland plains of Mali ...
Mar 23, 2022 · The Rise of Afrobeats: From West Africa to The Diaspora 1950-2010. Reflecting on how African music crossed over into wider pop culture.
Mar 8, 2023 · The debut edition of Afro Nation in Portugal in 2019 brought online fan communities together in person on a major scale for the first time. Known as the world’s biggest Afrobeats festival, it...
Oct 6, 2023 · Features October 6, 2023. Kokoroko: Evolving the Legacy of West African Music. 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.
Aug 18, 2009 · Music Features. History. The kora is a West African harp with 21 strings and a large calabash gourd body. According to Eric Charry, a historian of West African music, the instrument...
