Kente Cloth

Kente cloth is a highly recognizable part of African culture. It originated with the Ashanti people of Ghana and was worn by high ranking men.

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Kente cloth comes in various patterns made of geometric shapes. Kente cloth nowadays is heavily industrialized instead of hand weaved.

Color symbolism

Black-maturity , spiritual energy.

Blue – peacefulness, harmony and love. 

Green – vegetation, planting, harvesting, growth

Red: Blood, sacrifice, politics 

Gold – royalty, wealth, status

Nollywood

Nollywood is a Nigerian Film industry. That is very important to African culture.

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NollyWood is a very big film industry, the second biggest in the world, the first largest is Indian Bollywood. The industry makes 590 million American dollars a year.

Intro To Music

Hip hop music has been popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread African American influence.