Africa's Music – Traditions, Tunes and Trends – dw.com

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Will African music ever get the recognition it deserves? We look at the debate around the Grammys.
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Should Africans have their own music awards?

From African music’s limited recognition to the debate over Chris Brown’s controversial Afrobeats nomination at the Grammys – will African music ever get the stage it deserves?

 

 

The 77 Percent’s Samson Adeleke finds out what it takes to make drums talk.
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My Hustle of making Benin’s drums talk

On this episode of My Hustle, The 77 Percent’s Samson Adeleke finds out what it takes to build, play and dance to talking drums in Benin Republic’s famous Pepit’arts drum school.

 

 

The 77 Percent talks with music fans at the Afro Nation festival.
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