Music of Gabon

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Gabon's music includes several folk styles and pop. Gabonese pop artist Patience Dabany, who now lives in the US, produces albums recorded in Los Angeles with a distinctively Gabonese element; they are popular throughout Francophone Africa.^{[citation needed]} Other musicians include guitarists Georges Oyendze, La Rose Mbadou and Sylvain Avara, and the singer Oliver N'Goma.^{[citation needed]} Imported rock and hip hop from the US and UK are popular in Gabon, as are rumba, makossa and soukous.^{[citation needed]}