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2. Afrobeats - Wikipedia

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   Afrobeat 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. [20] [21] The name was coined by Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. [22]

3. Afrobeat - Wikipedia

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   Afrobeat evolved in Nigeria in the late 1960s by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun) who, with drummer Tony Allen, experimented with different contemporary music of that time. Afrobeat was influenced by a combination of different genres, such as highlife, fuji, and jùjú, [17] as well as Yoruba vocal traditions, rhythm, and ...

4. Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs - Wikipedia

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   The chart is measured from leading audio and video music services, plus download sales from top music retailers. [1] The first chart was published in the issue dated 29 March. [2] The first number-one song on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart was "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" by CKay, on 29 March 2022. [3]

5. Tyla, Ayra Starr and More on Afrobeats Finally Getting Its ...

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   “Music comes in moments, and I’m forever excited that now it is Africa’s time,” says Linda Ayoola, head of expansion and African music for Starr’s label, Platoon. “Afrobeats is a genre ...

6. Open & Close - Wikipedia

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   Open & Close is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti, recorded in Lagos in 1971 and originally released by EMI Nigeria under the His Master's Voice label.

7. Afrobeats Star Kizz Daniel Is About to Take Over the U.S. - AOL

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   It’s around 4:00 p.m. in Lagos, and Nigerian singer-songwriter Kizz Daniel has been up all night recording in the studio, and despite the fatigue that’s undoubtedly setting in, the Afrobeats ...

8. Billboard Year-End U.S. Afrobeats Songs of 2022 - Wikipedia

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   Tems top charted artist of 2022 Wizkid "Essence" with Justin Bieber and Tems became song of the year.. The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart ranks the best-performing Afrobeats singles in the United States.

9. 'Very much a reunion': Afro Nation, world's largest Afrobeats ...

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   A couple dances at Detroit's Afro Nation festival on Aug. 19, 2023. Afro Nation returns to Detroit Aug. 17 - 18, 2024.