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African Popular Music
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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 Thione Seck, Toumani Diabaté and Ebo Taylor.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
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West Africa · African Popular Music
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Talibi2001 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 02Bamba1995 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 03Ogun Party Part 12005 · Jùjú · jùjúOpen in new tab 04Ibanuje Mon Iwon2005 · Jùjú · jùjúOpen in new tab 05Ko Salapata2005 · Jùjú · jùjúOpen in new tab 06Oro Towo Baseti2005 · Jùjú · jùjúOpen in new tab 07Synchro System2005 · Jùjú · jùjúOpen in new tab 08Mapenda2005 · Mbalax · mbalaxOpen in new tab 09O.D.O.O. (edit version)2013 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Pikin2022 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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