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African Popular Music
- Subgenres
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- 2010s recordings
- 13
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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 Les Frères Smith, Dele Sosimi and Alma Afrobeat Ensemble.
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2010s · Europe · African Popular Music
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10 recordings2010s starting recordings
01Fire2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Sokosokool2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Go Back2014 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Stockholm Underground2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Gondwana2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Family Affair2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Dwb Breakdown (DJ Quiet Cool Down remix)2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Lost in Dub (Los Kalakos dub remix)2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09I Don't Care2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10We Siddon We Dey Look (Straight Molin')2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2010s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2010s albums
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