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African Popular Music
- Subgenres
- 9
- Starting recordings
- 34
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 Amar, Les Frères Smith and Dele Sosimi.
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Europe · African Popular Music
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01El Harba WineRai · jazzOpen in new tab 02Free Me2026 · Highlife · highlifeOpen in new tab 03Free MeHighlife · highlifeOpen in new tab 04Madan (Exotic disco edit)2003 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Ye Ye de Smell2004 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab 06Fire2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Sokosokool2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Go Back2014 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09AMA2020 · Amapiano · rapOpen in new tab 10Yenimno - Village Cuts Remix2020 · Highlife · highlifeOpen in new tab
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