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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 Ebo Taylor, Fela Kuti and Orlando Julius.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeat
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Talkin' Talkin'1998 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Ufikizolo2002 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03O.D.O.O. (edit version)2013 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Afrosoul Anthem2025 · Highlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05love nwantiti (ah ah ah) (remix)2020 · Amapiano · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06Alagbon Close1974 · Afrobeat · jazzOpen in new tab 07Everything Scatter1975 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab 08I Go Shout Plenty1986 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab 09Madan (Exotic disco edit)2003 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 10Ye Ye de Smell2004 · AfrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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