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Afro-Funk
- Genre family
- Funk
- Starting recordings
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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 JHK No AKA.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreFunk
Current genreAfro-Funk
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Yé ké yé ké1995 · Afro-Funk · dance-popOpen in new tab 02Come to My Bedroom2023 · Afro-Funk · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Wundabred2024 · Afro-Funk · funkOpen in new tab 04BlindAfro-Funk · rockOpen in new tab 05Disco Hi‐life2009 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 06Get the Funk2017 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 07Ankoma'm2019 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 08Krumandey (Ron Trent Remix)2019 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 09Wakalole2018 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 10Ashiko1984 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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LOCAL GRAPH
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