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Comparison between the music in American culture and Algerian

culture :

The music in the American culture:


The music of the United States reflects the ethnic diversity of its population through a
variety of musical styles. It is a mixture of music that was once influenced by the cultures of
West Africa, Ireland, Scotland, and the wilderness of continental Europe. American music has
become heard everywhere, the most famous genres in the world are jazz, blues, country
music, blues, Americana, rock, R&B, soul, reggaeton, funk, hip hop, wob du, pop, techno,
house, folk, disco, bagolo, reggaeton, and let's not forget salsa dance Since the beginning of
the 20th century, some of the most popular styles of American music have achieved a more
global fan base.

The first inhabitants to settle the land that is known today as the United States of America
are the Native Americans, where they played their first music on that land, and then, starting
in the seventeenth century, waves of immigrants from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain,
Germany and France began in large numbers, bringing with them their musical styles and
instruments. In addition to the musical traditions brought by black Africans of their own,
these waves of immigrants melted different cultures.

The music in the Algerian culture:


Algeria's music includes many diverse musical styles such as Andalusian music, chaabi
music, rai, Kabyle music, Qnawi music, Chaoui music, Setifia, Bedouin, Nile, Tuareg, and
Tindi music. Other new styles have recently emerged such as Zangawi music recently, along
with what has been known since independence such as rock, rap and reggae. . It is also
characterized by the diversity of the text and the linguistic reference, which is a mixture of
classical and colloquial Arabic, Algerian, French and Amazigh, in addition to the Chaoui,
Tuareg, Sahrawi, Setaif and other dialects.

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