Music of West Africa
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West Africa is far-reaching, stretching from the Sahara Desert to the Atlantic Ocean. The region's musical heritage includes a wide variety of popular music styles, especially from the countries of Senegal, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria. In addition griots, wandering musicians and praise singers, are found throughout the region, and some musical instruments (like the kora and some kinds of drums) are found in many West African countries.
[edit] External links
- Ghana Music News Ghana Music News and a collection of video clips, audio and profiles on Ghana artists
- Live from Bamako, Mali Djembe drumming from West Africa and other traditional music
- From The University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections - Ethnomusicology Collection A collection of photographs of various musical instruments from the West African region.
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