▁African ▁American ▁music ▁and ▁many ▁Car ib bean ▁gen res ▁like ▁s oca , ▁cal y ps o ▁and ▁Z ou k ; ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁music ▁gen res ▁like ▁the ▁s amba , ▁Cub an ▁rum ba , ▁s als a ; ▁and ▁other ▁cla ve ▁( rh ythm )- based ▁gen res , ▁were ▁founded ▁to ▁varying ▁degrees ▁on ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁African ▁slaves , ▁which ▁has ▁in ▁turn ▁influenced ▁African ▁popular ▁music . ▁ ▁Asia ▁▁ ▁Many ▁Asian ▁civil izations ▁distinguish ▁between ▁art / court / class ical ▁styles ▁and ▁" folk " ▁music . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁late ▁Al am ▁L oh ar ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁South ▁Asian ▁singer ▁who ▁was ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁folk ▁singer . ▁ ▁However , ▁cult ures ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁depend ▁greatly ▁upon ▁notation ▁and ▁have ▁much ▁anonymous ▁art ▁music ▁must ▁distinguish ▁the ▁two ▁in ▁different ▁ways ▁from ▁those ▁suggested ▁by ▁western ▁sch ol ars . ▁ ▁Kh un ung ▁Es he i / K h ul and ▁Es he i ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁folk ▁song ▁of ▁Me ite is ▁of ▁Man ip ur ▁who ▁have ▁maintained ▁it ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years . ▁ ▁Fol k ▁music ▁of ▁China ▁▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁discover ies ▁date ▁Chinese ▁folk ▁music ▁back ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁years ; ▁it ▁is ▁largely ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁pent at onic ▁scale . ▁ ▁Han ▁traditional ▁wed d ings ▁and ▁fun er als ▁usually ▁include ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁ob oe ▁called ▁a ▁su ona ▁and