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What are the modern popular musics in Africa?

Under the influence of Western modern pop music, African modern pop music also appeared in Africa. For example, the modern dance music "High Life" in West Africa combines Western pop music with traditional music (especially distinctive rhythms), and mixes various jazz instruments and traditional instruments; the Congolese dance music in Central Africa is It is a combination of Latin American "rumba" and "chacha" with traditional music; East Africa's "cheta"; South Africa's jazz "kvera". African pop songs in the 20th century also had international influence, such as M. Makeba, known as the "African Purpose", and the Zairean female singer Abedi in the 1970s. Popular music composers such as Zaire's M.J. Bosco and Nigeria's I.K. Dello have also gained world fame.