Mikhail Pletnev - Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2

Muses professionalism dates back to the most ancient period in the history of Africa. The process of development of muses. culture activated in cf. centuries with the emergence in Africa of a number of early class slave formations. and feudal nature. Among these emerging and decaying state-in - Ghana, Mali, Songai, Kanem-Bornu, the state of the house in Sudan, state. education Congo, Buganda, Monomotapa and others. According to the evidence of the Arab. travelers, at the palaces of the rulers of these states, there were orchestras, singers and dancers. In many Western countries Africa was very popular with grotes (caste of storytellers, singers, poets, musicians). Some of them lived in the families of leaders, glorified the feats of arms, the wisdom and generosity of their masters, the glorious deeds of their predecessors. Others roamed the villages, participated in the decomp. festivities.