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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 Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Burna Boy and CKay.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Afrosoul Anthem2025 · Highlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02love nwantiti (ah ah ah) (remix)2020 · Amapiano · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Ngoma Yarira2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Mwana Wamai Dada Naye2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Mudzimu Ndiringe2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Sekai2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Gore Iro2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08love nwantiti (ah ah ah)2021 · Amapiano · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion)2023 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10City Boys2023 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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