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Benga music

music genre in Kenya
Intangible music_genre Q6301761
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Benga music

Summary

Benga music is a music genre[1]. It draws 126 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #513 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • Benga music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • Benga music is a type of music of Kenya[4].
  • Benga music's country of origin is recorded as Kenya[5].
  • January 1, 1948 marks the founding of Benga music[6].
  • Benga music's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Benga music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of music of Kenya[4].

Origins

January 1, 1948 marks the founding of Benga music[6].

Why It Matters

Benga music draws 126 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #513 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Related Entities

Kenya

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → music of Kenya
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29947, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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