TYPES OF AFRICAN MUSIC

African music

Collective result from the cultural and musical diversity of more than 50 countries at the continent

West Africa

vibrant drumming traditions, genre like afrobeat, Fela Kuti

Central Africa

Congolese rumba and soukous, guitar, danceable rhythms

East Africa

Taarab and benga, Swahili language music that blends Arabian, African, and Indian influences

Southern Africa

Strong traditional choral singing, genre like mbube, kwaito, and global pop “afropop”

Contemporary African Music

Continues to evolve and merge with global sounds

Who are the artist that are known for blending traditional music eith contemporary genres like hip-hop, pop, and electronic music?

Burna Boy, Wizkid, Angelique Kidjo

Types of African Music

Afrobeat, Apala Akpala, Axe, Jit, Jive, Juju, Kwassa kwassa, Marabi

Afrobeat

Fusion of western music eith black american music

Fela Kuti

Water no get enemy

Apala Akpala

Nigerian in Yoruba tribal, wakes up after fasting of ramadam

Axe

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Afrobeat Caribbean music style (marcha, reggae, calypso)

Artists of Axe

Ivete Sangalo, Daniela Mercury, Claudia Leitte

Jit

Zimbabwean dance, mbira based guitar styles

Bhundu boys

Spread jit, their song jit jive

Jive

South African, lively and unhibited dance, spirit of township life

Juju

Yoruba rhythms, Nigeria, instruments are Western origin

Kwassa kwassa

Zaire 1980s, Kanda bongo man, hips move back and forth

Marabi

Three cord township music, African jazz

Miriam Makeba

Pata - pata 1967