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Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido all use Afro-fusion or Afro-pop to describe their music. Mr Eazi also refers to his music as 'banku music' to denote the influence Ghana has had on his music (banku is a Ghanaian dish). [3] [40] [41] Rema coined the term "Afrorave", which is a subgenre of Afrobeats with influences of Arabian and Indian music. [42] [43]
Trace is the overarching brand that encompasses Trace Africa founded in 2011. Trace is a mix of music videos, specials and documentaries, covering genres like kwaito, house, sungura, coupé-décalé, Afro-pop, rumba and ndombolo. With its headquarters based in Paris and sites in three countries in Africa, Trace has become an international ...
Fela Kuti's music has been sampled by various hip-hop musicians such as Missy Elliott, J. Cole, and Kanye West, as well as other popular acts such as Beyoncé. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The "Festival de Afrobeat Independiente" (FAI) takes place regularly in Buenos Aires , where regional bands as well as renown Afrobeat acts perform.
Since kwaito was already developed in South Africa before or possibly during the emergence of afro house. [4] It appears the name made immediate differentiation usage of the prefix 'afro', which in context by definition literally means anything relating to Africa and African culture [5] as well as, the seemingly obvious suffix, 'house', in direct relation to house music.
Amapiano is a subgenre of kwaito and house music from South Africa that became popular in and around the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, gqom, jazz, soul and lounge music characterized by synths and wide, percussive basslines. The word "amapiano" derives from the IsiZulu word for "pianos".
Afro tech (also Afro-tech or AfroTech) [1] [2] is a sub-genre of house music and afro house which originates and is predominantly made in South Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It emerged in the 2010s. South African DJs and music producers who popularized the genre include Black Coffee , Culoe De Song , Bekzin Terris, Euphonik ( DJ Themba) , Punk ...
Pod, released May 4, 2004 by Real World Records, is a remix album by Afro Celt Sound System of their first three albums, Volume 1: Sound Magic, Volume 2: Release, and Volume 3: Further in Time, done by members of the band and new artists as well, including some songs previously unavailable.
Anges d'Afrik [1] is a French afro-beat and an afro-pop music group of Congolese origin formed in 2005 which is made up of Keva Keva, Stone Warley, Charnel Playboy and Manolo. They describe their music like Afro-pop, and their music is influenced by a mix of dance rhythms, R'n'B, African zouk, coupé-décalé and ndombolo genres.