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The Culture of Africa is varied and manifold, consisting of a mixture of countries with various tribes depicting their unique characteristic and trait from the continent of Africa. [1] It is a product of the diverse populations that inhabit the continent of Africa and the African diaspora.
Africa - Ethnic Groups, Cultures, Languages: Africa is now widely recognized as the birthplace of the Hominidae, the taxonomic family to which modern humans belong. Archaeological evidence indicates that the continent has been inhabited by humans and their forebears for some 4,000,000 years or more.
The vast continent of Africa is so rich and diverse in it's culture with it not only changing from one country to another but within an individual country many different cultures can be found. Much of Africa's cultural activity centers on the family and the ethnic group.
African regions are treated under the titles Central Africa, eastern Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and western Africa; these articles also contain the principal treatment of African historical and cultural development.
The Africa region is home to diverse and vibrant forms of culture. From tangible and intangible heritage to creativity – Africa’s rich cultural diversity and talented culture professionals are powerful catalysts for peace, sustainable development, and human rights across the continent.
The four main language families, or phyla, of the continent are now considered to be Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, Afro-Asiatic, and Khoisan. Niger-Congo is the most widespread family and consists of nine branches: Kordofanian, Mande, Ijoid, Atlantic, Benue-Congo, Kru, Kwa, Gur, and Adamawa-Ubangi.
Monograph on African cultures and their importance for developing cultural identity - discusses different art styles in African art, with reference to both plastic arts and performing arts, examines African traditional culture and the importance of its oral tradition, considers the renaissance of African cultural development and its cultural ...