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Ghana and Nigeria fused jazz horns with palm-wine guitar and made colonialism dance to leave
originsNamed by locals watching elites enjoy the high life
birthplaceCoastal Ghana, early 20th century clubs
instrumentsBrass bands met traditional Akan rhythms
offspringHelped spawn afrobeat through Fela Kuti
weaponSongs subtly mocked colonial authority while crowds danced