text: examples of african styles of music? i want to try and compose/arrange a song with a african feel to it and need examples of rhythms and so forth check out this video of paul simon featuring ladysmith black mambazo (the africans), "diamonds on the soles of her shoes"  http://youtube.com/watch?v=rpt_gi7-vv4   and uh, reggae isn't really african... i mean, it's probably popular or whatever, but it certainly isn't from there