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Cajun music an emblematic music of Louisiana is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based Cajun-influenced zydeco […]

American folk music is a musical term that encompasses numerous genres many of which are known as traditional music traditional folk music contemporary folk music or roots music. Roots music […]

The Music of Mali is like that of most African nations ethnically diverse but one influence predominates; that of the ancient Mali Empire of the Mandinka (from c. 1230 to […]

Senegal’s music is best known abroad due to the popularity of mbalax a development of Serer sabar drumming popularized by Youssou N’Dour.

Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo varies in its different forms. Outside of Africa most music from the Democratic Republic of Congo is called soukous which most accurately […]

The South African music scene includes both popular (jive) and folk forms. Pop styles are based on four major sources Zulu isicathamiya singing and harmonic mbaqanga.Christian missions provided the first […]

Zimbabwean music includes folk and pop styles. Much of the folk music is based around the well-known instrument traditional mbira instruments which are also popular in many other African countries: […]

The music of Morocco ranges and differs according to the various areas of the country.

The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of Folk and popular music some of which are known worldwide. Styles of folk music are related to the multitudes of ethnic groups […]

A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands pipes and drums is also common. The most common form of […]