Our ancestors soon learnt to coordinate with others to create more complex rhythms.

我们的祖先很快学会了与他人协调，创造更复杂的节奏。

Rooted in complex rhythms and communal participation, African music has had an indisputable influence on genres like blues, jazz, and rock and roll.

非洲音乐植根于复杂的节奏和社区参与，对蓝调、爵士乐和摇滚乐等流派产生了无可争辩的影响。

Slapping thighs, shuffling feet and patting hands: this was how they got around the slave owners' ban on drumming, improvising complex rhythms just like ancestors did with drums in Haiti or in the Yoruba communities of West Africa.

看起来可能是这个样子，拍大腿来回动脚：还有拍手，他们就这样应付禁止击鼓的奴隶主创造出复杂节奏就像祖先在海地做的击鼓。