Music play several roles to maintain oral history and legitimizing roles. Some of these roles are evident in their communal dance, “call and response singing. In Sub Sahara Africa, music is mostly associated with dance; they are “considered inseparable”. Also, the call and response music is prominent in their vocal traditions. Music is linked to traditions and rituals such as honoring a king or inviting ancestral spirit to participate in communal events.Africans value social identity more than individual identity. Social identity is often expressed through communal dancing, call and response singing which involves many people.Polyrhythmic music is a two against three cross-rhythm. In Sub Sahara Africa, polyrhythmic music is created whereby
