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Afrobeat
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 1990s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
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 The Meters, Femi Kuti and Kotoja.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1990s starting recordings
01Talkin' Talkin'1998 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Asambeni Sonke1990 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Wamba1991 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Money Wahala1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Iye Iye1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06We No Dey Run1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Vami Duwe1994 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Semi-Jeje1994 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Agolo1994 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10African Hustle1998 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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