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Afrobeat
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting 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, Timbaland and Extra Golden.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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United States · Afrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Video Phone (original edit)2009 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Contramelt AafrobeatOpen in new tab 03Homeless1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 04Money Wahala1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Iye Iye1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06We No Dey Run1992 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Vami Duwe1994 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Semi-Jeje1994 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 09Hail the King1998 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Ok-Oyot System2006 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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