Category:African music

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Music of African origin, regardless of the musicians' country of origin (including outside of Africa).

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music of Africa

overview of musical traditions in Africa

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music by country or region (Africa)
music genre

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regional music

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music of Central Africa
music of East Africa
music of North Africa
music of Northeast Africa
music of Southern Africa
music of West Africa

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Subcategories

This category has the following 72 subcategories, out of 72 total.

African musical instruments‎ (62 C, 146 F)
Afro-Cuban music‎ (7 C, 9 F)
Griots‎ (7 C, 68 F)
Maqam music theory‎ (3 C, 91 F)
MTV Africa‎ (1 C, 2 F)
Groove Awards‎ (1 F)

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African music groups‎ (1 C)
Musicians from Africa‎ (2 C, 12 F)

*

African music from Free Music Archive‎ (2 C)

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African styles of music‎ (7 C, 1 F)
West African music‎ (2 C)

4

47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Libaya Baba (drum circle) led by Kelsie Bernardez‎ (30 F)

A

African electronic dance music‎ (2 C)
AfrotroniX‎ (13 F)
Music of Algeria‎ (21 C, 97 F)
Music of Angola‎ (4 C, 3 F)

B

Music of Benin‎ (11 C, 16 F)
Music of Botswana‎ (4 C)
Music of Burkina Faso‎ (5 C, 13 F)
Music of Burundi‎ (4 C, 8 F)

C

Music of Cameroon‎ (10 C, 17 F)
Music of Cape Verde‎ (6 C, 38 F)
Capoeira music‎ (3 C, 33 F)
Music of the Central African Republic‎ (3 C, 1 F)
Music of Chad‎ (3 C, 6 F)
Music of the Comoros‎ (2 C, 2 F)
Music of the Republic of the Congo‎ (5 C)

D

Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo‎ (5 C, 27 F)
Music of Djibouti‎ (2 C, 3 F)

E

Music of Egypt‎ (9 C, 35 F)
Music of Equatorial Guinea‎ (3 C, 1 F)
Music of Eritrea‎ (2 C, 1 F)
Music of Eswatini‎ (2 C, 1 F)
Music of Ethiopia‎ (7 C, 9 F)

G

Music of Gabon‎ (4 C)
Music of the Gambia‎ (3 C, 32 F)
Music of Ghana‎ (8 C, 47 F)
Music of Guinea‎ (3 C)
Music of Guinea-Bissau‎ (3 C, 5 F)

I

Music of Ivory Coast‎ (4 C, 7 F)

K

Music of Kenya‎ (5 C, 11 F)

L

Music of Liberia‎ (4 C, 5 F)
Music of Libya‎ (4 C, 1 F)

M

Music of Mali‎ (8 C, 8 F)
Music of Mauritania‎ (3 C, 1 F)
Music of Mauritius‎ (3 C)
Machel Montano‎ (10 F)
Music of Morocco‎ (13 C, 27 F)
Music of Mozambique‎ (6 C, 7 F)
Music of Madagascar‎ (6 C, 18 F)
Music of Malawi‎ (2 C)

N

Music of Namibia‎ (4 C, 2 F)
Music of Niger‎ (4 C, 3 F)
Music of Nigeria‎ (7 C, 39 F)
Nyege Nyege‎ (1 C)

P

Pipe organs in Africa‎ (3 C, 1 F)

R

Music of Rwanda‎ (3 C, 17 F)

S

Music of Senegal‎ (4 C, 9 F)
Music of Seychelles‎ (2 C, 3 F)
Music of Sierra Leone‎ (2 C, 4 F)
Music of Somalia‎ (3 C, 6 F)
Music of South Africa‎ (21 C, 19 F)
Music of South Sudan‎ (3 C, 2 F)
Music of Sudan‎ (3 C, 10 F)

T

Music of Tanzania‎ (10 C, 16 F)
Music of Togo‎ (2 C, 4 F)
Music of Tunisia‎ (12 C, 1 F)

U

Music of Uganda‎ (3 C, 61 F)

W

Music of Western Sahara‎ (2 C)

Z

Music of Zambia‎ (4 C, 2 F)
Music of Zimbabwe‎ (5 C, 5 F)

•

Leif Totusek and Freestyle Candela‎ (1 C, 7 F)

Media in category "African music"

The following 117 files are in this category, out of 117 total.

3 over 8.tif 4,560 × 797; 55 KB
3MA en Cartagena.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 7.31 MB
4 against 3 cross-rhythm.jpg 3,267 × 2,717; 728 KB
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A pentatonic scale in descending order.jpg 319 × 146; 14 KB
Accralate (ISRC USUAN1100341).mp3 5 min 5 s; 10.55 MB
Adefua 01.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 820 KB
Adefua 02.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 798 KB
Adefua 05A.jpg 1,772 × 1,577; 780 KB
Adou Elenga.jpg 741 × 960; 426 KB
Africa Music ZP 8th notes staff.svg 461 × 284; 57 KB
Africa Music ZP 8th notes.svg 432 × 303; 44 KB
Africa Music ZP alternate.svg 432 × 303; 44 KB
Africa Music ZP.svg 432 × 303; 30 KB
African brain.png 503 × 264; 98 KB
African contemporary Music graphic.jpg 245 × 245; 37 KB
African Music in São Paulo street.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 7.08 MB
African music singer in São Paulo downtown, Brazil.jpg 2,350 × 2,352; 3.78 MB
African Street Style Festival 2016 - A view of the festival as African performers play traditional music on one of the stages.png 5,184 × 3,456; 29.72 MB
African Street Style Festival 2016 - Traditional African performers photographed from behind at the festival.png 5,184 × 3,456; 26.62 MB
African traditional music.jpg 1,280 × 720; 458 KB
Afrik Heritage Band members.jpg 2,086 × 1,489; 871 KB
Afrik Heritage.jpg 900 × 900; 36 KB
Afrika MO.jpg 345 × 337; 21 KB
Afrika MO.svg 1,200 × 1,230; 52 KB
AfrikafestJamSession.jpg 3,540 × 2,392; 5.54 MB
AfriMusic participation map.svg 1,000 × 1,100; 170 KB
AfriMusic winners map.svg 1,000 × 1,100; 167 KB
Afrique - Sellam-Renne.jpg 1,450 × 1,416; 1.07 MB
Al-Urmawi.JPG 3,776 × 2,624; 2.18 MB
Andreas Ellermann presenting an amount of money, 92,750 Euros to his donors and supporters.jpg 900 × 1,600; 94 KB
Artifact (ISRC USUAN1100324).mp3 3 min 31 s; 8.18 MB
At The Shore (ISRC USUAN1100770).mp3 38 s; 1.45 MB
Bakolo Génération International rehearsing in 2021.jpg 569 × 417; 96 KB
Beautiful Nubia performing at EMUfest 2012.jpg 3,637 × 2,206; 5.63 MB
Big Black.jpg 712 × 912; 543 KB
Bigg-masta-G-2.jpg 3,994 × 4,145; 5.98 MB
Blackstarx.jpg 1,411 × 2,000; 1.75 MB
Bumba Crossing (ISRC USUAN1500031).mp3 4 min 37 s; 8.45 MB
Cameron - A travers l'Afrique 1881 p355.jpg 1,475 × 1,194; 371 KB
CentAfrica-satmusic.jpg 1,200 × 1,262; 896 KB
Conga tumbao.jpg 1,611 × 861; 157 KB
Congolese band Zaïko Langa Langa in 1971.jpg 537 × 400; 180 KB
Corry.jpg 1,478 × 2,239; 1.23 MB
Daniel Big Black Rey.jpg 719 × 922; 550 KB
Deuronius.jpg 843 × 843; 33 KB
Digya (ISRC USUAN1200080).mp3 2 min 47 s; 6.36 MB
Dj Spilulu in Nairobi Kenya.jpg 960 × 446; 61 KB
Drawing Giovani Antonio da Montecuccolo Cavazzi.png 480 × 288; 85 KB
Dubakupado (ISRC USUAN1100834).mp3 3 min 33 s; 8.12 MB
Dubbelklocka från Nedre Kongo.jpg 5,616 × 2,284; 6.2 MB
Fete Musique MCCS - 24 juin 06 - 112.JPG 2,240 × 1,488; 1.61 MB
Final walk - Flickr - Al Jazeera English.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 1.59 MB
Gankogui standard pattern.mid 0.0 s; 235 bytes
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Gnawa in the door by Brahim FARAJI.jpg 2,848 × 4,176; 4.02 MB
Group play.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 3.7 MB
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Hyperlink Africa Coverage of the Rockstar Concert by Kuami Eugene.jpg 1,080 × 720; 66 KB
Iamtolanii-1513936108152.jpg 756 × 1,080; 127 KB
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Infados (ISRC USUAN1100449).mp3 3 min 43 s; 8.64 MB
Isco Cruz Profile Picture.jpg 3,648 × 5,472; 1.77 MB
Jagari Chanda.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 2.53 MB
JAH VERITY.jpg 360 × 239; 41 KB
Jason Reolon.jpg 426 × 640; 95 KB
Josco boy.png 352 × 411; 92 KB
Juacaliorange1.jpg 1,181 × 792; 286 KB
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Kadodo bell pattern.tif 3,841 × 508; 39 KB
Kpanlogo bell.jpg 6,567 × 817; 264 KB
Kumasi Groove (ISRC USUAN1100183).mp3 3 min 43 s; 8.05 MB
Kumasi Groove (plus flugelhorn) (ISRC USUAN1100184).mp3 3 min 44 s; 8.07 MB
Lippy musician.jpg 600 × 528; 64 KB
Macro 4 against 3.jpg 3,925 × 1,333; 431 KB
Manecas Costa2.jpg 1,024 × 225; 160 KB
Marshall dixon .jpg 569 × 539; 105 KB
Mehdi Qamoum at the Gnaoua festival of Berlin 2019 01.jpg 1,701 × 1,134; 351 KB
Mehdi Qamoum at the Gnaoua festival of Berlin 2019 02.jpg 1,878 × 1,412; 478 KB
Micmagic purple shoot.jpg 2,660 × 3,200; 621 KB
Monkoto (ISRC USUAN1100432).mp3 1 min 16 s; 3.01 MB
Music Band.jpg 689 × 800; 173 KB
Music for the Lela Celebration.ogg 2 min 14 s; 5.34 MB
Nasty D.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 2.97 MB
Night Cave (ISRC USUAN1100446).mp3 1 min 50 s; 4.31 MB
Nomad'Stones 0947.jpg 4,000 × 2,248; 2.17 MB
Nomad'Stones 2.jpg 4,000 × 2,248; 2.28 MB
Nonzo.jpg 3,568 × 4,460; 4.32 MB
Oko Drammeh, African Music Festival producer. Smile Portrait.jpg 190 × 243; 9 KB
Osibisa (cropped).jpg 742 × 1,001; 227 KB
Osibisa.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.33 MB
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Prudence-Dah-Boyama.jpg 1,000 × 647; 291 KB
Rudorwashe Chasi.jpg 852 × 854; 199 KB
Samba de Roda da Nega Duda 1.jpg 5,301 × 3,534; 10.73 MB
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Samba de Roda da Nega Duda 3.jpg 5,218 × 3,479; 14.82 MB
Sauti 2.JPG 987 × 655; 223 KB
Seven Years in South Africa, page 137, reception at Sepopo's.jpg 1,761 × 1,183; 1.79 MB
Slow Heat (ISRC USUAN1100835).mp3 3 min 42 s; 8.49 MB
Small Mbira.jpg 2,587 × 2,769; 3.4 MB
SOLLO7.jpg 852 × 1,280; 174 KB
Sri Lankan composer Dinesh Subasinghe playing the kora Lute in Tone Poem program.jpg 540 × 789; 61 KB
Tafi Maradi (ISRC USUAN1100739).mp3 2 min 39 s; 6.06 MB
Tafi Maradi no voice (ISRC USUAN1100740).mp3 2 min 39 s; 6.06 MB
The calabash and the kora.ogv 20 s, 1,280 × 720; 14.2 MB
The W.I.T.C.H (2021).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 2.42 MB
TonyCoxLive2005.JPG 720 × 528; 40 KB
Untitled African rhythm (ISRC USUAN1100028).mp3 1 min 38 s; 3.57 MB
Whimsy Groove (ISRC USUAN1100011).mp3 4 min 21 s; 10.11 MB
Yacouba-Barro.jpg 1,000 × 647; 367 KB
Yaramá.jpg 1,024 × 680; 729 KB
Yaw Blvck asking if it is True or False.jpg 3,189 × 3,713; 10.42 MB
Zambian Musician Nasty D.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 3.64 MB
Афро Waka-Waka.jpg 3,702 × 4,214; 8.96 MB
فرق أفريقيه.jpg 1,695 × 1,240; 429 KB
فرقه أفريقية.jpg 919 × 613; 73 KB

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