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African Popular Music
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- 1980s recordings
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Meet African Popular Music
African Popular Music is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand African Popular Music is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Thione Seck, Tshala Muana and Toumani Diabaté.
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1980s · African Popular Music
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10 recordings1980s starting recordings
01I Go Shout Plenty1986 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab 02Bamba1980 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 03Dioule Lawar1980 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 04Gambia1980 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 05Crazy Love, Vol. II1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 06Homeless1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 07All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 08Gumboots1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 09L’Esclave1986 · Soukous · soukousOpen in new tab 10Biduaya1988 · Soukous · africanOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
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