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Music of Nigeria

Nigerian music is extremely varied, and includes dozens of styles of folk music as well as pop forms like Afrobeat and highlife.

Apala[?] - a Yoruban style of talking drum[?] percussion
Fuji[?] - Yoruban vocal and percussive style popularized by performers like Kollington[?] and Adewale Ayuba[?]
Juju[?] - traditional Yoruban rhythms using western instruments, juju is extremely popular and includes stars like I.K. Dairo[?] and King Sunny Ade[?]

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