AFP is republishing this story which has been selected by the agency's chief editors as one of the best of the week. Pictures by Boureima Hama A succession of high and low sounds from the Nigerien ...

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Music is one of the significant factors in the life of human beings. It is a purposeful tool used by human beings for effective communication, which lifts them emotionally. Music can stimulate the ...

A succession of high and low sounds from the Nigerien musician's drum is a kind of telegram but few today understand its message. Each beat is a syllable in the Hausa language. "You see, he heard his ...