Music is a form of expression in the medium of time using the structures of tones and silence. It is the creation of complex forms in time through construction of patterns and combinations of natural stimuli, principally sound. As a human activity, music may be used for artistic or aesthetic, as a means of communication, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The definition of what constitutes music varies according to culture and social context.
The definition of music as sound with particular characteristics is taken as a given by psychoacoustics, and is a common one in musicology and performance. There are observable patterns to what is broadly labeled music, and while there are understandable cultural variations, the properties of music are the properties of sound as perceived and processed by humans.
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African Music Pages - Featuring West African Highlife, Palm Wine and Central and East African Soukous. Transcriptions, recommendations, art, books CDs and lots of information. (notz.com).
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Attaya - Music from a number of African countries available in Real Audio and MP3 formats.
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BBC Four - Music: Africa Live - News, photos and full line-up from the 12-13 March 2005 concert in Dakar for Roll Back Malaria.
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Music of the African Diaspora - Australian based African music site, that includes sections on history, traditional instruments and live concerts.
Radio Africa - Includes reviews of rare recordings, discographies, archived playlists, and links.
Meta Description: [ Rare West African music - Discographies, reviews, links ]
Urban African Music - An overview of a French exhibition charting the growth of popular music in Africa during the 20th century.
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Wikipedia - Music of Africa - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about folk and traditional music by country, and pan-African popular music by style.
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