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

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BOS_NR_120_Kit_Loop_Harambee_Percussion_Conga.wav

live sounds percussion conga east african

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Go to Ngoma Afro House - Dr Feel pack

SS_DFA_clap_live.wav

drums claps house melodic house afro house south african

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SS_DFA_tom_organicdeep.wav

drums toms house melodic house afro house south african

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Go to Afro Dancehall with Iss 814 pack

SS_SD_100_perc_loop_fataya.wav

percussion tops dancehall afropop & afrobeats

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AU_AAS_120_drum_loop_full_waves.wav

drums grooves afropop & afrobeats amapiano

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FF_RW_village_ambience_sunrise_beautiful.wav

fx ambience field recordings

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AFP_TCF_90_shaker_quiet_salty.wav

percussion shakers caribbean kompa zouk

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AU_AAS_118_top_loop_knocking.wav

drums tops afropop & afrobeats amapiano

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AFP_MR_djembe_roll_ruff.wav

percussion djembe rolls reggae west african

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Go to Ngoma Afro House - Dr Feel pack

SS_DFA_122_top_loop_fara.wav

drums tops house melodic house afro house south african

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About African

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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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