African Musical Traditions
By Annabelle Grinzinger
Lute
The lute is a popular instrument in North Africa. Lutes have a neck and a deep round back. The lutes can have anywhere from 15 strings to 24 strings. Instruments like the Indian sitar are classified as lutes. A lute is any plucked or bowed chodophone Who's strings are parallel to its belly or soundboard
african lute: kora
Here are some African Musicians
Youssou N'dor
Youssou N'dor is an African griot singer. He has many albums including The Guide (Wommat), Alsaama Day. and Daker- Kingston
D'banj
D'banj is a singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and businessman from Nigeria. He has won many awards.
Banky W.
Banky W. is a Nigerian R&B artist. He has many songs starting at around 2006 and latest (As of 1/13/16) in 2015.
How has African Music influenced North American music?
North American music is very Islamic and Arabic in nature, Black African music is centralized in West, Central, and Sub Saharan regions. IN the clip down below i can here the African instruments in the music. I can also hear an African beat in the jazz music playing.
Top 10 Jazz songs