Afrobeats

 Afrobeats, also known as Afro-pop or Afro-fusion, is a West African popular music that initially started in Nigeria, Ghana, and then the United Kingdom in the 2000s and 2010s.

developed in the 1960s and 1970s in Africa and mixed with American jazz and funk. The name was coined by the Nigerian pioneer Fela Kuti. He is credited with laying the foundations for what would become Afrobeats today.


Afrobeats is a diverse fusion of several different genres, such as British house music, hip hop, dancehall, and soca with African music (hiplife, jùjú music, and naija beats). The term Afrobeats was first coined in the United Kingdom. Another, more subtle contrast between the two genres is that while Fela Kuti used Afrobeat to discuss and criticize contemporary politics, Afrobeats typically avoids such topics, making it less politically charged.


Famous artists like Drake, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Michelle Williams, French Montana, Rick Ross and Kanye West have collaborated with Afrobeats artists.





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