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

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AFP_TCF_90_shaker_quiet_salty.wav

percussion shakers caribbean kompa zouk

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SS_AZ_perc_block.wav

percussion woodblock zouk

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SS_DFA_clap_live.wav

drums claps house melodic house afro house south african

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SS_DFA_122_top_loop_izulu_full.wav

drums tops house melodic house afro house south african

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SS_KD_114_ambience_nowater_Fmin.wav

fx house atmospheres pop amapiano south african

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SS_DFA_122_top_loop_fara.wav

drums tops house melodic house afro house south african

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AFP_TCF_83_percussion_shaker_zouk_bounce_lanmou.wav

percussion shakers caribbean kompa zouk

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ap_shaker_hit2.wav

live sounds percussion shakers afro latin moombahton

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Go to Ngoma Afro House - Dr Feel pack

SS_DFA_120_synth_nyumba_ostinato_Emin.wav

synth house melodic house afro house south african

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SS_KD_110_synth_darko_chords_Emaj.wav

synth house chords pop amapiano 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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