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Afrobeat
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting recordings
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Meet Afrobeat
Afrobeat is a branch of the African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Afrobeat is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Ebo Taylor, Togo All Stars and The Meters.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01O.D.O.O. (edit version)2013 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Talkin' Talkin'1998 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03BilangaAfrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04SaïAfrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Ufikizolo2002 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Aiga Denos Ailanga (Give Back My Heart)1964 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Vuli ndlela (remix)2002 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Suffering & SmilingAfrobeatOpen in new tab 09Dwb Breakdown (DJ Quiet Cool Down remix)2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Lost in Dub (Los Kalakos dub remix)2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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