OkayAfrica's Best Moments at the 2024 Grammys

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African American music is the "engine" of ALL contemporary western music. It's a insult that the Grammy's are just now acknowledging Continental African music.

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The key instrument in World Music today is the guitar. The guitar has roots in the four-string Arabic oud, brought to Iberia by the Moors (Africans) in the 8th century. The guitarra morisca is a direct ancestor of the modern guitar. By the 14th century, the guitarra morisca was simply referred to as a guitar.

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African music is a old as mankind itself. Not impressed by the Grammys finally coming around to recognizing us formally. Moving right along recognizing my own people and our amazing transformative art.