Music in Africa

In Africa, they have a whole different look on music with a different sound and everything. Even though I'm not sure what they are saying in their songs, it gives me a happy and traditional vibe. Africa has many famous singers as well, and their music is very popular. A few of these famous singers include Amadou & Mariam, Miriam Makeba, and Yossou N'Dour. These singers have amazing voices that make you want to dance and sing along. The beat to their music is kept by using a lot of a conga drum (Jembe), Shekere, and the Kora. This also adds to the mood of the music, with wanting to dance and the tradition behind it. These singers also have music videos to their songs, which shows many different ways to look upon the African tradition.

Click the following links for videos/songs of the following singers:

Miriam Makeba

Yossou N'Dour 

Amadou & Mariam

I wish I could explain in more depth of the feeling I get when listening to this music, it's just powerful and makes me feel great inside. There music just really relaxes someone and makes an individual feel like sitting around a camp fire while listening to these singers. I encourage everyone to at least listen to these songs at least once, and think about the feelings inside.


JEMBE                                                                                           SHEKERE

KORA