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African Popular Music
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- 2000s recordings
- 6
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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 አለማየሁ እሸቴ, ማሕሙድ አሕመድ and ምኒሊክ ወስናቸው.
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2000s · East Africa · African Popular Music
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6 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Tezeta2001 · Ethio-jazz · éthio jazzOpen in new tab 02Yèweb Dar2000 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Alteleyeshegnem2001 · Ethio-jazz · traditionalOpen in new tab 04Teredtchewalehu2001 · Ethio-jazz · traditionalOpen in new tab 05Tezeta2001 · Ethio-jazz · éthio jazzOpen in new tab 06Man Yehon Telleq Sew2001 · Ethio-jazz · éthio jazzOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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