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A '''music genre''' (or '''musical genre''' or '''style''') is a [[category]] or label used to describe [[music]] that shares a certain [[style]] or "basic musical language" (van der Merwe 1989, p.3), or that have other certain elements in common. Some [[genre]]s, such as [[Indian music]], are geographically defined; others, like [[Baroque music]], are largely defined by time period. Still others, such as [[B(contracted; show full)

==Contemporary African music==
Since the 1960s, most African popular music incorporates traditional local vocal, instrumental, and percussive styles, but also draws heavily on rock, reggae, and/or hip hop. For example [[raï]], which originated in [[Algeria]] and spread throughout North Africa and to the North African diaspora, especially in France, began with [[topical song
s]]s based in the local traditional music, but, starting around 1980, began to incorporate elements of hip hop.

Other notable contemporary African genres include [[Zulu jive]] ([[South Africa]]), [[highlife]] ([[Ghana]]) and in Nigeria [[juju music]] (now nearly a century old, and constantly evolving) and [[Afrobeat]]. Many African countries hae also developed their own versions of reggae and hip hop.


{{Musicgenres}}

==Reference==
*van der Merwe, Peter (1989). ''Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular Music''. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0193161214.

[[Category:Musical genres]]

[[de:Stilrichtungen der Musik]]
[[fr:Genre musical]]
[[he:ז'אנר מוסיקאלי]]
[[it:Genere musicale]]
[[nl:Lijst van muziekstijlen]]