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    Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk) is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles from mainly Nigeria, such as the...
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  • Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially...
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  • Newen Afrobeat is an Afrobeat band that started in 2009 in Chile. Newen Afrobeat revisits Fela Kuti's musical heritage. The word Newén means 'strength'...
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    musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American...
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    was one of the founders of the Afrobeat genre. Fela once stated that "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat". He was described by Brian Eno...
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  • Afrobeat: New Black British Fiction was a 1999 anthology of Black British writing edited by Patsy Antoine. It was published in London by Pulp Faction....
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  • Afrobeats The Backstory is a documentary series that premiered on Netflix, offering an in-depth look into the birth, development, evolution and global...
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  • rapper Aramide – Afro-Jazz singer Ara – singer and talking drummer Asake – Afrobeat, Afropop, amapiano Asuquomo – musician Aṣa – R&B, country and pop singer-songwriter...
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    Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights...
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    Best International Act at the BET Awards in 2023. He won The Headies Afrobeats Single of the Year category and also the Song of the Year for "Last Last"...
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