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African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop), [1] can be defined as any African music, regardless of genre, that uses Western pop musical instruments, such as the guitar, piano, trumpet, etc. [2] Afropop is a genre of music that combines elements from both African traditional music with Western pop music ...
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]
In a review of Afro Pop Vol. 1 for Pulse Nigeria, Motolani Alake described the album as a "slow burn that will age like fine wine", praising the singer's ability to fuse Afro-pop with Western and electronic elements while maintaining African roots. Alake gave it a 7.6/10 rating, classifying it as a "Victory."
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 ...
Afropop Worldwide is a radio program that presents the musics of Africa and the African diaspora. The program is produced by Sean Barlow for World Music Productions in Brooklyn , New York City , New York .
Bien's music includes political and social views as well as challenges status quo. [10] Songs such as Maandamano (which translates to Protest in English) with Kenyan rapper Breeder highlights the issues affecting Kenyans [11] Bien is an Afropop artists who fuses rhumba with different sounds including afrobeats and Amapiano [12]
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.
The album's music is a mixture of Afropop, highlife, R&B, coupé-décalé, hip-hop and pop. [2] [3] Alade said recording the album was a struggle because she was constantly travelling to different countries every day. [3] She also said she recorded the album to "capture all of Africa on one CD". [3]