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Vast and varied, African music is among the world's richest traditions. Steeped in more complexity and detail than traditional music of the West, it h...

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live sounds percussion afropop & afrobeats drums amapiano dry acoustic latin american folk organic afro house south african west african strings vocals afrobeat house keys plucks grooves guitar melody mbira caribbean riffs synth electric cuban east african hand drums male kalimba afro latin wet chords rock shakers zouk bass fx brass & woodwinds ensemble soukous talking drum dancehall clean leads conga mallets electric guitar djembe tops field recordings senegalese melodic house desert blues kompa funk music kicks kora notes gqom psychedelic bongos fills hip hop balafon songstarters layered moroccan zither qanun snares boom bap moombahton hats pop soul calabash indian bells phrases flute low reggae metallic rolls horns timbales bongo flava claps clay drill uk drill pads arp jazz cowbells

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AFP_TCF_90_shaker_quiet_salty.wav

percussion shakers caribbean kompa zouk

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live sounds percussion conga east african

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LEX_AV2_113_Percussion_Loop_Kante.wav

percussion afropop & afrobeats amapiano

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vocals male wet chants gqom amapiano afro house south african

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RARE_percussion_UDU_africa_drum_hybrid_134_loop3.wav

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FL_MAV_125_Vocal_Male_Kundu_Leele_Melody_Main_Wet_Ebmin.wav

vocals male melody wet afropop & afrobeats amapiano

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SO_NW_metal_tambourine_shake_gold.wav

live sounds percussion shakers tambourine indian latin american

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DIASPORA_diasporaofsound_one_shot_drum_perc_1_afro_kick.wav

drums kicks afrobeat afropop & afrobeats amapiano

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Rock Gospel Jazz Blues Brazilian Afropop Experimental Latin American Hip Hop Afrobeat Funk

Origin: Lagos
BPM Range: 60 - 160

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