African music Quote by Ned Sublette

. .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room.

— William Westney

The African people and tribal chiefs are hospitable, and African music and dances are invigorating.

— Li Keqiang

Something that I think extends to a lot of African cultures is that the line between performer and audience is blurry. My mom would…

— Kelela

Classical music gives musicians a kick. But African music gives everyone a kick.

— Fela Kuti

True drama can be conceived only as resulting from the collective impulse of all the arts to communicate in the most immediate way with…

— Richard Wagner

Music and dance have also always been a communal activity, something that everyone participated in. The thought of a musical concert in which a…

— Daniel Levitin

In Africa, music is not an art form as much as it is a means of communication.

— Vernon Reid

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

— Emmanuel Jal

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

— Michael Tippett

The music of Africa is big sound: it's the sound of a community

— Fela Kuti

That's definitely my goal, and always has been through the Universal Zulu Nation, is to show that music breaks down all that foolishness and…

— Afrika Bambaataa

There's this kind of dialogue between African music and dance music, especially Moroccan stuff, because it's kind of ceremonial and has built-in repetition.

— Bonobo