Afrobeats
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Afrobeats is a contemporary West African music genre that blends elements of traditional African rhythms with hip-hop, dancehall, and pop, and has become a major global sound.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afrobeats canonical | 295 |
| Afropop | 11 |
| Afrobeats movement | 3 |
| Afrobeats era | 1 |
| AfrobeatsRhythms | 1 |
| Nigerian Afrobeats | 1 |
| afrobeats | 1 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African music genre
ⓘ
contemporary music genre ⓘ music genre ⓘ popular music genre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ghanaian music industry
ⓘ
Nigerian music industry ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Ghana
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| developedIn |
2000s
ⓘ
2010s ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Afrobeat by being more pop-oriented and digitally produced ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Afroswing
ⓘ
Amapiano collaborations ⓘ UK pop music ⓘ global pop music ⓘ |
| hasSubculture | Afrobeats dance culture ⓘ |
| industrySupport |
major record labels
ⓘ
streaming platforms ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afrobeat
ⓘ
American hip hop ⓘ Caribbean music ⓘ Jamaican dancehall ⓘ |
| musicFusionOf |
dancehall
ⓘ
electronic music elements ⓘ hip hop ⓘ pop ⓘ traditional African rhythms ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Burna Boy
ⓘ
Davido ⓘ Mr Eazi ⓘ Olamide ⓘ Rema ⓘ Sarkodie ⓘ Stonebwoy ⓘ Tiwa Savage ⓘ Wizkid ⓘ Yemi Alade ⓘ |
| notableSong |
“Dumebi”
ⓘ
“Fall” ⓘ “Ojuelegba” ⓘ “Ye” ⓘ |
| oftenConfusedWith | Afrobeat ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
dominant African pop style in the 2010s
ⓘ
major global sound ⓘ |
| region |
Ghana
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
global ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
Afrobeat
ⓘ
R&B ⓘ West African popular music ⓘ dancehall ⓘ highlife ⓘ hip hop music ⓘ house music ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
dance-oriented beats ⓘ heavy basslines ⓘ melodic hooks ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ Twi ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ other African languages ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
drum machine
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ talking drum ⓘ |
Referenced by (313)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Afropop
subject surface form:
Ojuelegba
this entity surface form:
Nigerian Afrobeats
this entity surface form:
Afropop
this entity surface form:
Afrobeats era
this entity surface form:
Afrobeats movement
this entity surface form:
Afropop
subject surface form:
D'banj