African music is a tradition mainly played at the special gathering at special occasions.

characteristics of African music

1.  it emphasis upon rhythm as well as upon a percussive concept of music.

2. melodies are short and mostly pentatonic scales and one syllable per note.

3. beats are strong and pulsating

4. tempo is steady, polyrhythms, syncopation and have repeated rhythmic patterns.

5. call and response form.

6. timbre is relaxed or open.

7. use of instruments

8. use of word painting in text and music.

9. has a wide range of emotion, expression in moderate, balanced way with no extreme contrasts of dynamics, tone color or rhythm.

10. hypothesis is offered to explain cultural unity.