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Afrobeats
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 2020s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Afrobeats
Afrobeats is a branch of the African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Afrobeats is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Johnny Webb, Socket and Cut.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAfrobeats
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Pikin2022 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 02Ejimgi2022 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 03Nothing Is Impossible2023 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 04Afrosoul Anthem2025 · Highlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Freestyle2023 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 06One Love2025 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 07Confidence2022 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 08Famous2022 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 09Morale2022 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab 10Mbo2022 · Afrobeats · afrobeatsOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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