One of the ways that Muhammad Babangida relaxes is by listening to jazz, rhythm and blues and traditional African music. He has written a variety of articles evaluating African-American influences on jazz music. Jazz is the original American art form.
Muhammad Babangida has a specific love of Dixieland Jazz. He also enjoys the music of jazz great Benny Goodman known as the King of Swing. He has additionally written on the birth of rock & roll, as well as folk music, and African-American effects on American Folk Music.