Africa

Africa

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Geography

Kenya: Kenya is more than twice the size of Nevada. It is home to three of Africas tallest mountains Mt. Kenya, Mt. Elgon and Kilimanjaro. The two main rivers are Galana and the Tana. However, the Ewaso Ng'iro is also a very important river supplying water to the northern part of Kenya. Nigeria: Nigeria is covered by three types of Vegetation. The Savannah is where the three types of Vegetation are. Nigeria has 29 rivers.



Music

Kenya: **Popular Music:** The guitar is a very popular instrument in Kenyan music. The beats are very complex adn include native and imported beats. The lyrics are often in Swahili or Lingala. **20th Century Music:** The guitar was popular in kenya even before the 20th century way before it was popular in other countries of Africa. Fundi Konde was the best know early guitarist along with Paul Mwachupa and Lukas Tututu. During World War II musicians from Kenya and Uganda were drafted as entertainers in the King's African Rifles and continued after the war as the Rhino Band. This band was the first extremely popular band across Kenya. In 1948 the group split with many of the members forming other bands. Nigeria: **Popular Music:**The earliest styles of Nigerian popular music were palm-wine music and highlife. These styles spread in the 1920s to Nigeria and nearby countries like Liberia. Palm-wine music became the primary basis for juju. Juju was a genre that dominated popular music for many years. **Music of the 1950s 60s and 70s:** Following World War II Nigerian music had taken on new instruments and techniques including electric instruments imported from America and Europe.Rock N' roll, soul and funk became very popular in Nigeria. Although popular music like highlife and jùjú were at the top of the Nigerian music charts in the '60s, traditional music remained widespread.

African Instruments African music includes a wide rane of instriments, including drums, slit gongs, rattles and a range of string instruments. Drums are mostly used in traditional music. Some types of drums include tama talkin drums, water drums and nogma drums.

Culture

Kenya: Kenya is a very diverse country. There are about 42 different ethnic groupings in Kenya and each group has its own culture. English and Swahili are the languages taught throughout the country, but there are many other tribal languages. Most Kenyans outside the coastal and eastern provinces are some kind of Christian, while most people on the coast and in the eastern province are Muslim. Muslims make up 30% of the population. Nigeria: Nigeria has over 250 different languages and cultures. However the three largest are the Hausa-Fulani, the Igbo and the Yoruba. The Benin tribes are dominant in the region between between Yorubaland and the Niger Delta. 80% of the Benins are Christian while the other 20% worship deities called Oga. Soccer or football is extremely popular throughout the country and especially among the youth.

Dance

Their are many types of African dance. Their are warrior dances, dances of love, coming of age dances, welcome dances and dances of passion and summoning. The dances are preformed at special occasions like weddings or anniverseries and at festivals.



Citations:

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