Editing Sub-Saharan Africa (section)

===Music===
{{Further|Music of Africa|African dance|African popular music|Sub-Saharan African music traditions|Rhythm in Sub-Saharan Africa|History of music#Africa|Dance#Africa}}
[[File:TrebleKalimba.jpg|thumb|A traditional polyrhythmic [[kalimba]]]]

Traditional sub-Saharan African music is as diverse as the region's various populations. The common perception of sub-Saharan African music is that it is rhythmic music centered around the drums. This is partially true. A large part of sub-Saharan music, mainly among speakers of [[Niger–Congo]] and [[Nilo-Saharan]] languages, is rhythmic and centered around the drum. Sub-Saharan music is polyrhythmic, usually consisting of multiple rhythms in one composition. Dance involves moving multiple body parts. These aspects of sub-Saharan music has been transferred to the new world by enslaved sub-Saharan Africans and can be seen in its influence on music forms as [[samba]], [[jazz]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[rock and roll]], [[salsa music|salsa]], [[reggae]] and [[rap music]].<ref name=autogenerated1>Bowden, Rob(2007). Africa South of the Sahara. Coughlan Publishing: p. 40, {{ISBN|1-4034-9910-1}}.</ref>

Some forms of sub-Saharan African music use strings, horns, and very little poly-rhythms. Music from the eastern Sahel and along the Nile, among the [[Nilo-Saharan]], made extensive use of strings and horns in ancient times. Among the [[Afro-Asiatic]]s of [[Horn of Africa|Northeast Africa]], there is extensive use of [[Music of Ethiopia|string instruments]] and the [[pentatonic scale]]. Dancing involves swaying body movements and footwork. Among the [[San people|San]] is extensive use of string instruments with emphasis on footwork.<ref>[[Christopher Ehret]], (2002). The Civilizations of Africa. Charlottesville: University of Virginia, p. 103, {{ISBN|0-8139-2085-X}}.</ref>

Modern sub-Saharan African music has been influenced by music from the New World (Jazz, Salsa, Rhythm and Blues etc.) vice versa being influenced by enslaved sub-Saharan Africans. Popular styles are [[Mbalax]] in [[Senegal]] and [[Gambia]], [[Highlife]] in [[Ghana]], [[Zoblazo]] in [[Ivory Coast]], [[Makossa]] in [[Cameroon]], [[Soukous]] in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Kizomba]] in [[Angola]], and [[Mbaqanga]] in [[South Africa]]. New World styles like Salsa, R&B/Rap, Reggae, and Zouk also have widespread popularity.