About Music of Niger
Music of Niger is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of West Africa.
Music of Niger has given rise to 1 subgenre on this site, such as Zaley.
From Wikipedia
The Music of Niger has developed from the musical traditions of a mix of ethnic groups: Hausa, the Zarma–Songhai, Tuareg, Fula, Kanuri, Toubou, Diffa Arabs and Gurma, as well as the Boudouma from Lake Chad.
Most traditions existed quite independently in French West Africa but have begun to form a mixture of styles since the 1960s. While Niger's popular music has had little international attention (in comparison with the music of neighbors Mali or Nigeria), traditional and new musical styles have flourished since the end of the 1980s.
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What is Music of Niger?
Music of Niger is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of West Africa.