Africa: Artists of Yore Launched Unique Traditional Sounds Fused With Modern Beats

[East African] If there is a word that best describes the past 60 years of African music, then it has to be "transformative". From a period when African music was little known beyond its own borders to today, when music by Africans is widely played within and outside the continent, it has been an extraordinary period. Geographic and linguistic barriers have been shattered and African musicians are today listed among the world's biggest stars.