AFROBEAT
Afrobeat is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles from mainly Nigeria. such as the traditional Yoruba and Igbo highlife music with American funk, reggae, jazz and soul, influences with the South African Amapiano sounds. with focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion. The style was pioneered in the 1960s by Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti, who is most known for popularizing the style both within and outside Africa.
The Nigerian Music Industry has transcended to what is popular known as the modern Afrobeat. As the modern Afrobeat continues to evolve and change. While it has its roots in traditional African music and highlife, modern afrobeat artists have fused it with other genres, such as hip-hop and pop, creating a new sound that is both African and global. the afrobeat music genre is gradually taking over the world, with the efforts of each and everyone you can See in this picture.
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