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      "description": "Tradition from Cape Verde, unusual among the islands' music due to its lack of polyphonic singing and its usage of polyrhythms.",
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      "name": "Batuque",
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      "description": "Tradition from Cape Verde, unusual among the islands' music due to its lack of polyphonic singing and its usage of polyrhythms.",
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      "description": "Tradition from Cape Verde, unusual among the islands' music due to its lack of polyphonic singing and its usage of polyrhythms.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dagomba Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/dagomba-music/",
      "description": "Music of the Dagomba people of northern Ghana.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
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    {
      "name": "Dagomba Music",
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      "description": "Music of the Dagomba people of northern Ghana.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dagomba Music",
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      "description": "Music of the Dagomba people of northern Ghana.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gnawa",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/gnawa/",
      "description": "A mystical musical tradition centred around the qraqab castanets and guembri bass lute, named after its originators, the Afro-Maghrebi Gnawa people.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gnawa",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/gnawa/",
      "description": "A mystical musical tradition centred around the qraqab castanets and guembri bass lute, named after its originators, the Afro-Maghrebi Gnawa people.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
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      "name": "Gnawa",
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      "description": "A mystical musical tradition centred around the qraqab castanets and guembri bass lute, named after its originators, the Afro-Maghrebi Gnawa people.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kabye Folk Music",
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      "description": "Traditional Folk Music of the Kabye people of northern Togo, including some of the most singular styles that can be found in West Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kabye Folk Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/kabye-folk-music/",
      "description": "Traditional Folk Music of the Kabye people of northern Togo, including some of the most singular styles that can be found in West Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
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      "name": "Kabye Folk Music",
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      "description": "Traditional Folk Music of the Kabye people of northern Togo, including some of the most singular styles that can be found in West Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kilapanga",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/kilapanga/",
      "description": "Tradition of the Bakongo people from Angola and Congo that has influenced contemporary styles such as Kuduro.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kilapanga",
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      "description": "Tradition of the Bakongo people from Angola and Congo that has influenced contemporary styles such as Kuduro.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kilapanga",
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      "description": "Tradition of the Bakongo people from Angola and Congo that has influenced contemporary styles such as Kuduro.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Malagasy Folk Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/malagasy-folk-music/",
      "description": "Melodic, chordophone-dominated sound; based on the Austronesian Music of the first settlers that arrived on the island from Borneo.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Malagasy Folk Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/malagasy-folk-music/",
      "description": "Melodic, chordophone-dominated sound; based on the Austronesian Music of the first settlers that arrived on the island from Borneo.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Malagasy Folk Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/malagasy-folk-music/",
      "description": "Melodic, chordophone-dominated sound; based on the Austronesian Music of the first settlers that arrived on the island from Borneo.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mbenga-Mbuti Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/mbenga-mbuti-music/",
      "description": "Music of the Mbenga and Mbuti people, Pygmy ethnic groups in Central Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mbenga-Mbuti Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/mbenga-mbuti-music/",
      "description": "Music of the Mbenga and Mbuti people, Pygmy ethnic groups in Central Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mbenga-Mbuti Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/mbenga-mbuti-music/",
      "description": "Music of the Mbenga and Mbuti people, Pygmy ethnic groups in Central Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Moutya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/moutya/",
      "description": "Tradition that originated in Seychelles among Creole slaves, similar to Séga, although rawer and played only on large flat drums made from goatskin.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Moutya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/moutya/",
      "description": "Tradition that originated in Seychelles among Creole slaves, similar to Séga, although rawer and played only on large flat drums made from goatskin.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Moutya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/moutya/",
      "description": "Tradition that originated in Seychelles among Creole slaves, similar to Séga, although rawer and played only on large flat drums made from goatskin.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ngoma",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/ngoma/",
      "description": "Played in Swahili-speaking African countries; primarily focused on rhythm.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ngoma",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/ngoma/",
      "description": "Played in Swahili-speaking African countries; primarily focused on rhythm.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ngoma",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/ngoma/",
      "description": "Played in Swahili-speaking African countries; primarily focused on rhythm.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Southern African Folk Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/southern-african-folk-music/",
      "description": "Traditional Folk Music of southern Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Southern African Folk Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/southern-african-folk-music/",
      "description": "Traditional Folk Music of southern Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Southern African Folk Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/southern-african-folk-music/",
      "description": "Traditional Folk Music of southern Africa.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tchinkoumé",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/tchinkoume/",
      "description": "Tradition from the central region of Benin around Savalou, played with water percussion.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tchinkoumé",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/tchinkoume/",
      "description": "Tradition from the central region of Benin around Savalou, played with water percussion.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tchinkoumé",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/tchinkoume/",
      "description": "Tradition from the central region of Benin around Savalou, played with water percussion.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Traditional Maloya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-maloya/",
      "description": "Derived from Traditional Séga, this is the original dance music of La Réunion.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Traditional Maloya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-maloya/",
      "description": "Derived from Traditional Séga, this is the original dance music of La Réunion.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Traditional Maloya",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-maloya/",
      "description": "Derived from Traditional Séga, this is the original dance music of La Réunion.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Traditional Séga",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-sega/",
      "description": "Séga dance music born in the 18th century, before its later adoption of Western pop elements.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Traditional Séga",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-sega/",
      "description": "Séga dance music born in the 18th century, before its later adoption of Western pop elements.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Traditional Séga",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-sega/",
      "description": "Séga dance music born in the 18th century, before its later adoption of Western pop elements.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zinli",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/zinli/",
      "description": "Traditional rhythmic chanting and percussion adapted to multiple West African contexts in the 20th century.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zinli",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/zinli/",
      "description": "Traditional rhythmic chanting and percussion adapted to multiple West African contexts in the 20th century.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zinli",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/zinli/",
      "description": "Traditional rhythmic chanting and percussion adapted to multiple West African contexts in the 20th century.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "African Folk Music"
    }
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}