a term used to describe the fusion of west african with black american music.

a musical genre from nigeria in the yoruba tribal style, used to wake up the worshippers after fasting during the muslim holy feast of ramadan.

a popular musical genre from salvador, bahia, and brazil

a hard and fast percussive zimbabwean dance music played on drums with guitar accompaniment influenced by mbira-based guitar styles.

a popular form of south african music featuring a lively and uninhibited variation of the jitterbug, a form of swing dance.

a popular music style from nigeria that relies on the traditional yoruba rhythms, where the instruments are more western in origin.

dance style begun in zaire in the late 1980s, popularized by kanda bongo man.

a south african three-chord township music of the 1930's -1960's which evolved into african jazz.

a jamaican musical style that was strongly influenced by the island's traditional mento music...

cuban,puerto rican, and colombian dance music.

a brazillian musical genre and dance style.

also known as the "soul of calypso" with indian rhythms.

muslim music often performed as a wake-up call for early breakfast and prayers during ramadan celebrations.

is fast, carnival-like rhythmic music, from the creole slang word for "party".