Why does North African music belong to Arabic music?

The term "African music in Africa" is a collective concept, which contains a variety of music cultures. Usually refers to all kinds of black traditional music originating from sub-Saharan Africa, while music originating from sub-Saharan Africa (North Africa) belongs to the category of Arabic music.

Classify by race

Africa has a vast territory, diverse nationalities and different beliefs, so African music is very complicated. According to the classification of ethnomusicologists, African music can be divided into five categories:

1) ancient Egypt

2) Three countries in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria)

3) Ethiopia

4) Sub-Saharan Africa (East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and South Africa).

5) Black music