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African music is fast and fiery! Popular genres such as Jazz, Salsa, and Zouk derived from African
traditions second to the Americas for African slaves; and in this video 2nacheki highlights the top ten African music genres.
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Number 10: Highlife
It originated from Ghana in the 20th century
and is characterized by jazzy horns and guitars.
During the colonial period Highlife was associated with African aristocracy,
and it later on spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia
Nigeria and Gambia
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Number 9: Coupe De Cale
It originated from ivory coast and it borrows heavily from Zouglou and Zouk
The genre was created by a group of Ivorian DJ's in Paris
Coupe means cheat and De Cale means run away.
It therefore means to cheat someone and run away. And the someone in this case being Europe or the West!
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Number 8: African hip-hop
It has been popular in Africa since the eighties due to American influence.
By 1985 It had reached Senegal
and by 1989 hip-hop groups started in South Africa, Tanzania,
and other African countries.
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Number 7: Bongo Flava
It refers to Tanzanian hip hop developed in the 1990's.
It has influences from American hip-hop, Reggae,
R&B, Afrobeat, and Dancehall.
Bongo is derived from the Swahili word Bongo Which means "brain"
and is used to refer to Jerusalem; The city from which the genre originated!
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Number 6: Taarab
The Genre is popular in Kenya-Tanzania
with instances from North Africa, Middle East, and India.
It rose to prominence back in 1928
due to its first star Siti binti Saad and since then
has been popular amongst Kenyans and Tanzanians!
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Number 5: Kizomba
It means "party" in Kimbundu and originated from Angola the seventies.
Any generation style is mostly influenced by Samba and French musical styles
Its characterized by a slow romantic and most anxious rhythm.
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Number 4: Ndombolo
The Congolese music genre is also popular in countries such as Kenya in Madagascar.
The style from Casa fossa has dominated dance floors in Eastern, Central, and West Africa for years now!
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Number 3: Makossa
Back in the eighties, Makossa had a streak of mainstream success
throughout Africa and even abroad.
Artists such as Manu Dibango popularized the genre all over the world!
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Number 2: Kwaito
It emerged 'Jo'Burg' (Johannesburg) in South Africa back in the 90's
It has similarities to hip-hop but has a distinctive way
in which the lyrics are sung, rapped, as well as shouted
and is popular among the youth in South Africa
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Number 1: Afrobeat
The music genre that is popular in West Africa
developed in nineteen seventies out of combination of West African musical style in Western influences.
It features chants, call-and-response vocals, as well as complex interaction rhythms.
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