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The music of Liberia[1] uses many tribal beats and often one of the native dialects, or vernacular. Liberian music includes traditional Gbema music,[2] as well as the popular genre Hipco.[3]
^"Liberia Music Download Homepage - Music Liberia". Music Liberia. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^"Traditional/Gbema Archives - Music Liberia". Music Liberia. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^"Hipco Archives - Music Liberia". Music Liberia. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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