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Apr 23, 2024 · Griot Practices Across Variants. In the rich tapestry of West African culture, griots or jelis serve as the custodians of oral heritage, with practices that differ among various ethnic groups and regions. Their role transcends mere storytelling, encompassing the preservation of history, genealogy, and tradition.
May 27, 2024 · African music - Rhythms, Instruments, Styles: In Africa it is unrealistic to separate music from dance or from bodily movement. In Europe the body tends to be used as a single block, while in African and African American dance it seems to be “polycentric”—that is, split into several independent body areas or “centers.” Likewise, the playing of African musical instruments involves a whole combination of body movements. This is one reason African music is less amenable to notation ...
Aug 12, 2022 · Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town. Of a record nine nominees, seven are from West Africa. The global rise of Afrobeats music owes its soul to Nigeria’s iconic star Fela Kuti. Browse West ...
Oct 6, 2023 · The origin story of the band Kokoroko began, as all origin stories about humans and music do, in Africa. In this case, it was Kenya in 2014, in the town of Meru on the northeastern slopes of Mount Kenya. It was there where Sheila Maurice-Grey, who would become the trumpeter and its bandleader of Kokoroko, and percussionist Onome Edgeworth were ...
Feb 8, 2022 · Gambian Kora virtuoso Malang Jobarteh performs original compositions and traditional West African music as part of his concert "Dialogues" for the closing ni...
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This is a collection of traditional West African music that I've found on YouTube. I've been a student of Abdoulaye Diakite when he lived in San Francisco. H...
West Africa. West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension ...
