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Afrobeat

Genre family
African Popular Music
1990s 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 Luis Vecchio.

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Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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1990s · Argentina · Afrobeat

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1990s starting recordings

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01Megaton1998 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS

1990s artists

Artist·Afrobeat

Luis Vecchio

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

1990s albums

Africafunk: The Original Sound of 1970s Funky Africa cover
Album·1998

Africafunk: The Original Sound of 1970s Funky Africa

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GenreAfrican Popular Music