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Afrobeat
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 2000s 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, Fela Kuti and Asnaqètch Wèrqu.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Ufikizolo2002 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Madan (Exotic disco edit)2003 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Ye Ye de Smell2004 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab 04Video Phone (original edit)2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Yèweb Dar2000 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Kiyedi2000 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Ya Jean2001 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Soleil de minuit2001 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Vuli ndlela (remix)2002 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Fuji Shuffle2002 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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