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Afrobeat

Genre family: African Popular Music
Starting recordings: 7

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 Dele Sosimi, Damon Albarn and Komo.

GENRE FAMILY

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Parent genreAfrican Popular Music

Current genreAfrobeat

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United Kingdom · Afrobeat

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ESSENTIAL LISTENING

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7 recordings

01Ye Ye de Smell2004 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab 02Go Back2014 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03AMA2020 · Amapiano · rapOpen in new tab 04Flying Bird1999 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05I Don't Care2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06We Siddon We Dey Look (Straight Molin')2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Where We Want Be2015 · afrobeatOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

Key artists

Artist·afrobeat

Ginger Baker

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

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Album·2015

You No Fit Touch Am

Album·2014

Film of Life

Album·2004

Gimix

Album·1999

The Very Best of

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Afrobeat

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main styleDele SosimiAfrobeat and Dele Sosimi share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleDamon AlbarnAfrobeat and Damon Albarn share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleOsibisaAfrobeat and Osibisa share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleGinger BakerAfrobeat and Ginger Baker share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toAfrican Popular MusicAfrobeat is a subgenre of African Popular Music.
genreGo BackGo Back is connected with Afrobeat.
genreYe Ye de SmellYe Ye de Smell is connected with Afrobeat.
genreI Don't CareI Don't Care is connected with Afrobeat.
genreFlying BirdFlying Bird is connected with Afrobeat.
genreWe Siddon We Dey Look (Straight Molin')We Siddon We Dey Look (Straight Molin') is connected with Afrobeat.

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GenreAfrican Popular Music