African Music

Traditional music in Africa is a rich source of knowledge that has been decreasing for many years. Instead of looking for inspiration at home, many African musicians decide to mimic American and European trends to be commercially successful. Although some are effective in adapting African sounds and Western styles, many in the industry believe that a huge effort should be made to preserve the musical traditions on the continent, which are time and again credited as the ancestor of modern music, especially in the U.S Music in Africa is very important when it comes to religion. Songs and music are used in rituals and religious ceremonies, to pass down stories from generation to generation, as well as to sing and dance to. Traditional music in most of the continent is passed down orally and is not written

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