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vour the
alghaita shawm
trumpet) and voices used as instruments - such as the timeless
vocals of the
griots,
the polyphonic singing of the Pygmies and the sung poetry of the
Tuareg.
Across the region, percussion vies and blends with brass, wood and wind instruments.
In urban areas, traditional instruments complement and ground modern instruments. West
Africa is, indeed, a hive of musical activity, thrumming to its own collective orchestra.
Senegalese artist Baaba Maal performs at Royal Festival Hall in London
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