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The Afro-Bolivian Saya (from Kikongo nsaya communal work led by a singing voice akin to work song)[citation needed] is an art form of traditional Andean and Afro-Bolivian music and dance which originated in the Department of La Paz Bolivia. This dance originated in the jungles of the Yungas ares of La Paz Department. Enslaved Africans were taken to South America to work in a range of industries. Their customs music was merged with the native cultures gave rise to mixtures.