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Afrobeats
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
Afrobeats is the West African pop music of the 2010s: danceable songs with a relaxed rhythm, vocals in English, Pidgin and Yoruba, and influences from dancehall, R&B and hip hop. It is something different from the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti, although the name honours that forerunner. Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy became global stars; Wizkid sang on Drake's One Dance (2016), and Burna Boy won a Grammy in 2021.
Listening
Listening tip. In Essence, hear the slow, swaying rhythm with the light percussion and the vocals that lie relaxed over it.
Essence · Wizkid feat. Tems, 2020Apple Music ↗
Last Last · Burna Boy, 2022Apple Music ↗
Fall · Davido, 2017Apple Music ↗
In School of Rock
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See also
Categories: Genres