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Afrobeat
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 2000s 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 The Meters, Extra Golden and Vampire Weekend.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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2000s · United States · Afrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Video Phone (original edit)2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Ok-Oyot System2006 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Nyajondere2006 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Tussin and Fightin'2006 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Oxford Comma (live acoustic version)2008 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Thank You Very Quickly2009 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Please, Please, Please2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08The Popcorn2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Piny Yore Yore2009 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Gimakiny Akia2009 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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