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African Popular Music
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- 2000s 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 Amar, Martin Solveig and Cacique'97.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
2000s · Europe · African Popular Music
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Madan (Exotic disco edit)2003 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Ye Ye de Smell2004 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab 03Tere Bina2000 · RaiOpen in new tab 04Sometimes It Snows in April (Dreem House dub radio edit)2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 05Sometimes It Snows in April (Dreem House Snowman radio edit)2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 06Yarada2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 07Sometimes It Snows in April (Dream House dub)2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 08Sometimes It Snows in April2005 · RaiOpen in new tab 09Balancê2006 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Jorge De Capadocia2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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