This course explores the role of music and dance as essential components of life within African traditions. It introduces students to the basic elements of African life as connected to music and dance. It will extend to include some aspects of contemporary African music and dance. The course exposes students to the connection between music and dance and their role as repositories of African indigenous knowledge, values and virtues. Students will be given skills to conceptually and practically explore the socio-historical and cultural contexts of the African life through examination of specific music and dance types. It will be delivered through lectures, workshops, practical observations and demonstrations.