Kuku is the title of a traditional piece of music from the
West African
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ma ...
nation of
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...
. According to
Mamady Keita,
[ Uschi Billmeier. (2004). Mamady Keita. ] its
rhythm
Rhythm (from Greek , ''rhythmos'', "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a " movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular r ...
was played by women as they came back from fishing. Nowadays this music is played during parties. Some people believe that it was played by two different peoples, one of which was the Manian ethnic group in the forest region of Guinea.
See also
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Music of West Africa
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African popular music
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Music of Africa
The continent of Africa is vast and its music is diverse, with different Regions of Africa, regions and List of African countries, nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres like makwaya, highlife, Mbu ...
References
External links
Music of Guinea
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