In the United Kingdom we are used to listening passively to recorded music, but in rural Africa, live music, dancing and singing play a important part in every day life. They accompany the daily tasks such as grinding the maize and working in the fields as well as being used in ceremonies, rites and festivals.
Rhythmic patterns accompany the pounding of millet into flour and it becomes music and song.
For Cub Scouts, music plays an important role at camp, particularly in welcoming visitors. Many African instruments are made by the people themselves using whatever is available from the local natural materials. This means that the instruments will differ from region to region. If nobody recognises the tune that group gains a point. If the tune is recognised, everyone joins in singing and clapping for one verse.