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African Popular Music
- Subgenres
- 9
- Starting recordings
- 15
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 Les Frères Smith, Alma Afrobeat Ensemble and Gabriel Uaangue.
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Continental Europe · African Popular Music
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01Free Me2026 · Highlife · highlifeOpen in new tab 02Free MeHighlife · highlifeOpen in new tab 03Madan (Exotic disco edit)2003 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Fire2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Sokosokool2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Piqué2021 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07African Hustle1998 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Balancê2006 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Jorge De Capadocia2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Stockholm Underground2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
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