GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
African Popular Music
- Subgenres
- 9
- Starting recordings
- 36
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
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 The Meters, Timbaland and Extra Golden.
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North America · African Popular Music
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01Jump2024 · Amapiano · hip hopOpen in new tab 02Video Phone (original edit)2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Contramelt AafrobeatOpen in new tab 04Crazy Love, Vol. II1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 05Homeless1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 06All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 07Gumboots1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 08Money Wahala1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Iye Iye1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10We No Dey Run1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
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