In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the use of music is not limited to entertainment: it serves a purpose to the local community and helps in the conduct of daily routines. Traditional African music
Drumming and dancing at Dakawa, Morogoro, Tanzania
African ethnic groups
Gambian boy with bowed tin-can lute
The Malian kora harp-lute is perhaps the most sophisticated of Africa's stringed instruments
Rhythm in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan African music is characterised by a "strong rhythmic interest" that exhibits common characteristics in all regions of this vast territory, so that Arthur Morris Jones has described the man
Sub-Saharan African music traditions
…the music of the central region and of the southern region respectively. As a result of the migrations of Niger-Congo peoples (e.g., Bantu expansion), polyrhythmic culture (e.g., dance, music), which is generally associated with being a common trait among modern cultures of Africa Including Nilo-Saharan speakers in Sudan…
African drum made by Gerald Achee
Drummers in Accra, Ghana
Traditional healer (sangoma) of South Africa dancing to the rhythm of the drum in celebration of his ancestors
Kids in Alexandra township, South Africa, playing around on their father's drums