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Bookmark or Share- Afrobeat - WikipediaAfrobeat (also known as Afrofunk [citation needed]) is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles from mainly Nigeria such as the traditional Yoruba and Igbo music and highlife with American funk, jazz, and soul influences.
- Afrobeats - WikipediaAfrobeat is a genre that developed in the 1960s and 1970s, taking influences from Fuji music and highlife, mixed in with American jazz and funk. Characteristics of Afrobeat include big bands, long instrumental solos, and complex jazzy rhythms. The name was coined by Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
- How Afrobeats took over the world — and is still evolvingIts name refers to Afrobeat, a genre developed in Nigeria in the 1960s, led by the late, great Fela Kuti, which combined aspects of jazz, soul and Ghanaian highlife with the polyrhythmic drumming...
- The Legacy of Fela Kuti’s Music of Resistance: Hear 15 ...By Jon Pareles. June 10, 2020. Resistance is etched into Afrobeat, the music forged by the Nigerian bandleader and activist Fela Kuti in the 1970s and 1980s. It’s in lyrics that denounce...
- AFROBEATS TOP 100 (AFRICAN HEAT ... - SpotifyAFROBEATS TOP 100 🔥🔥🔥 (AFRICAN HEAT |AFROBEATS MUSIC |NAIJA |AFROPOP | WIZKID | BURNA | TYLA | REMA · Playlist · 99 songs · 159.6K likes.
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