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western african language has about 11 language there all spoken differently in villages.
- SWAHILI
- AMHARIC
- YORUBA
-  OROMO
- HAUSA
- IGBO
- ZULU
- SHONA
-  ARABIC
- PORTUGUESE
-  FRENCH

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Western African dances are very traditional to their culture. They've influenced loads of American dances today. Such as hip hop, salsa, and jazz dance.

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Afro House & African Caribbean Folk Dance Choreography by Priscilla Gueverra #AfricanDance

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The tortoise and the lizard | Lizard shows tortoise a hidden cave filled with yams but tortoise gets greedy.
The tortoise goes to a feast in the sky | The tortoise disguises himself as a bird to attend a feast. Then he gets greedy.
The dog hides his mother | A "how the tortoise broke his back" folk tale.
How the tortoise became bald | The tortoise used to have hair but lost it all through his own greed.
Ijapa and the medicine soup | The tortoise seeks help from the medicine man for his wife. But greed turns to tragedy.
The tortoise captures the elephant | The tortoise promises to capture the huge elephant. Other hunters have failed

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Traditional music in most of the continent is passed down orally (or aurally) and is not written. In sub-Saharan African music traditions, it frequently relies on percussion instruments of every variety, including xylophones, djembes, drums, and tone-producing instruments such as the mbira or "thumb piano."

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They recently focus on traditional art, such as sculptures. Sophisticated West African Art is an exotic concoction of traditional customs and modern influences. From the Atlantic coasts of Senegal to Cameron and further inland to the Savanna, each society contributes its own interpretations and representations of art to create some interesting parallels.