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Afrobeat
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting 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 Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Brenda Fassie and Johnson Mkhalali.
GENRE FAMILY
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Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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Southern Africa · Afrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Ufikizolo2002 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Asambeni Sonke1990 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Kiyedi2000 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Vuli ndlela (remix)2002 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Kleva2004 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Ngoma Yarira2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Mwana Wamai Dada Naye2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Mudzimu Ndiringe2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Sekai2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Gore Iro2020 · afrobeatOpen in new tab
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