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Afro-Funk
- Genre family
- Funk
- Starting recordings
- 13
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Afro-Funk
Afro-Funk is a branch of the Funk family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Afro-Funk is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Ebo Taylor, Orlando Julius and Mory Kanté.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreFunk
Current genreAfro-Funk
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West Africa · Afro-Funk
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Yé ké yé ké1995 · Afro-Funk · dance-popOpen in new tab 02Disco Hi‐life2009 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 03Ashiko1984 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 04Aye Le1984 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 05Abonsam2012 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 06Victory (instrumental)2013 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 07Barrima2013 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 08Get the Funk2017 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 09Wakalole2018 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 10Colombia2018 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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