African Jazz generally originated in South Africa. During the music style's beginnings, it was a mirror of the jazz scene in America, but it eventually adopted strong South African influences. It went on to become a cultural phenomenon as a similar style was found in all countries of Africa, but with little or no jazz influence or reference today. This African style of music is today classified as part of the World Music family. The Burkinabé military leader Thomas Sankara was lead guitarist of the band Tout-à-Coup Jazz in the 1970s.