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  2. Music of North Africa - Wikipedia

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    The factors important to the development of music in Libya are: indigenous North African music, Arabic music theory, language and culture, and Ottoman Turkish music. Because of these factors, Libya's musical heritage can be further divided into four types: 1. Ceremonial music that is associated with the culture and customs of the Sufi-Turugs. 2.

  3. Desert blues - Wikipedia

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    Tishoumaren (ⵜⵉⵛⵓⵎⴰⵔⴻⵏ in Neo-Tifinagh script) or assouf, [1] internationally known as desert blues, is a style of music from the Sahara region of northern and west Africa. Critics describe the music as a fusion of blues and rock music with Tuareg, Malian or North African music. [2]

  4. Music of Mozambique - Wikipedia

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    The native folk music of Mozambique has been highly influenced by Portuguese colonisation and local language forms. The most popular style of modern dance music is marrabenta . Mozambican music also influenced another Lusophone music in Brazil , like maxixe (its name derived from Maxixe in Mozambique), and mozambique style in Cuba and New York ...

  5. Culture of North Africa - Wikipedia

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    The culture of North Africa encompasses the customs and traditions of art, architecture, music, literature, lifestyle, philosophy, food, politics and religion that have been practiced and maintained by the numerous ethnic groups of North Africa. North Africa encompasses the northern portion of Africa, including a large portion of the Sahara Desert.

  6. Music of the African diaspora - Wikipedia

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    Music of the African diaspora is a sound created, produced, or inspired by Black people, including African music traditions and African popular music as well as the music genres of the African diaspora, including some Caribbean music, Latin music, Brazilian music and African-American music. Music of the African diaspora was mostly refined and ...

  7. List of musical genres of the African diaspora - Wikipedia

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    Haitian music (see page for full list of musical forms) Jamaica; Dancehall; Dub; Lovers rock; Mento; Ragga; Reggae; Rocksteady; Roots reggae; Ska; Music of the Lesser Antilles; Zouk; Music of Anguilla; Music of Antigua and Barbuda; Music of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles; Music of Barbados; Spouge; Music of Grenada; Music of Montserrat ...

  8. Music of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Portugal has had a history of receiving different musical influences from around the Mediterranean Sea, across Europe and former colonies. In the two centuries before the Christian era, Ancient Rome brought with it Greek influences; early Christians, who had their differing versions of church music arrived during the height of the Roman Empire; the Visigoths, a Romanized Germanic people, who ...

  9. Music of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Certain Sub-Saharan African musical traditions also had a significant influence on such works as Disney's The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, which blend traditional African music with Western music. Songs such as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" "Circle of Life" and "He Lives in You" combine Zulu and English lyrics, as well as ...