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African Popular Music
- Subgenres
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- 1990s recordings
- 17
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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 Juluka, Johnny Clegg and Savuka and Johnson Mkhalali.
GENRE FAMILY
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1990s · Southern Africa · African Popular Music
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1990s starting recordings
01Universal Men1999 · African Popular Music · mbaqangaOpen in new tab 02Asambeni Sonke1990 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Africa1999 · African Popular MusicOpen in new tab 04Heart of a Dancer1999 · African Popular MusicOpen in new tab 05Deliwe1999 · African Popular Music · popOpen in new tab 06December African Rain1999 · African Popular MusicOpen in new tab 07Kilamanjaro1999 · African Popular MusicOpen in new tab 08The Great Heart1999 · African Popular MusicOpen in new tab 09African Sky Blue1999 · African Popular MusicOpen in new tab 10The Crossing1999 · African Popular MusicOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
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