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Musical genre from Nigeria in the Yoruba tribal style to wake up the worshippers after fasting during the Muslim holy feast of Ramadan. |
Apala |
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Popular musical genre from Salvador, and Brazil. It fuses the Afro-Carribean styles of the marcha, reggae and calypso. |
AXE |
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Hard and fast Zimbabwean dance music played on drums with guitar accompaniment. |
Jit |
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Lively and uninhibited variation of jitterbug |
Jive |
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Popular style from Nigeria that relies on the traditional Yoruba rhythms |
Juju |
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Shake your booty dance style begun in Zaire in the late 80’s. |
Kwassa kwassa |
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Characterized by simple chords in varying vamping patterns and repetitive harmony over an extended period of time to allow the dances more time on the dance floor. |
Marabi |
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Jamaican sound dominated by bass and guitar chops associated with Rastsafarian religion. |
Reggae |
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Afro-Cuban music. |
Salsa |
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Typifies most Brazilian music |
Samba |
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Modern Trinidadian and Tobago pop music combining “soul” and “calypso” music. |
Soca |
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Muslim music performed often as a wake-up call for early breakfast and prayers during Ramadan celebration. |
Were |
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Fast, carnival-like rhythmic music. “party” song |
Zouk |
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Combining the strong rhythms of African percussion instruments with Portugese melodies. It uses mostly percussion instruments. |
Maracatu |
Vocal forms |
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Slave used to sing as they work in cotton and vegetable fields |
Blues |
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