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Afrobeat
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 2020s 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 Togo All Stars, The Meters and Deo Elisha.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Under Weather2022 · Amapiano · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Adze Gbalo2022 · Highlife · jazzOpen in new tab 03Come to My Bedroom2023 · Afro-Funk · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Afrosoul Anthem2025 · Highlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05This Life2026 · Highlife · reggaeOpen in new tab 06love nwantiti (ah ah ah) (remix)2020 · Amapiano · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07AMA2020 · Amapiano · rapOpen in new tab 08Piqué2021 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Ngoma Yarira2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Mwana Wamai Dada Naye2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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