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-	'''Berber music''' refers to the musical traditions of the [[Berbers]], an [[ethnic group]] native to the [[Maghreb]], as well as parts of the [[Sahara]], [[Nile Valley]], [[West Africa]]. Berber music varies widely across North-West Africa and some of the best known varieties can be found in [[Moroccan people|Moroccan]] music; [[Kabyle people|Kabyle]], [[Chawi]] and [[Gasba music]] from [[Algeria]]; and [[Tuareg people|Tuareg]] from [[Burkina Faso]], [[Niger]] and [[Mali]].	+
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-	Ancient Berber music is stylistically diverse, with styles including [[pentatonic]] music, such instruments as the [[oboe]] and the [[bagpipes]], and [[African music|African rhythms]] along with singing. These ancient musical traditions have been kept alive by small bands of musicians traveling from village to village, entertaining at weddings and other social events with their songs, tales and poetry.	+
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-	Most Berber music is of the village- and urban-folk musical variety. Berber music and culture is influenced by the Berber people's long-standing struggle to achieve basic language rights and identity recognition in modern North African societies, aside from aesthetics and style.	+
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-	* [[Islamic music]]	+
-	* [[Arabic music]]	+
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