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West African music genre
Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk) is a West African music genre, fusing influences from Nigerian (such as Yoruba) and Ghanaian (such as highlife) music
Afrobeat
Umbrella term for contemporary West African pop music, distinct from Afrobeat
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
Afrobeats
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)
musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American
Fela_Kuti
Chilean Afrobeat band
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'
Newen_Afrobeat
Ghanaian musician and producer (1936–2026)
composer, bandleader, record producer and arranger focusing on highlife and afrobeat music. Born Deroy Taylor in Cape Coast, in what was then the Gold Coast
Ebo_Taylor
Nigerian musician (1940–2020)
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
Tony_Allen_(musician)
(Singer) Aramide – Afro-Jazz singer Ara – singer and talking drummer Asake – Afrobeat, Afropop, amapiano Asuquomo – musician Aṣa – R&B, country and pop singer-songwriter
List_of_Nigerian_musicians
Nigerian TV series
Afrobeats: The Backstory is a documentary series that delves into the rise and global influence of Afrobeats, a genre of music that originated in Nigeria
Afrobeats:_The_Backstory
Nigerian singer (born 2001)
BhadBoi OML on July 12, 2024. The single peaked at number 7 on the UK Afrobeats chart. It ranked number 7 on TheCable's top 10 radio picks. The music
Fola_(singer)
Fela, a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. "Barack Obama and
Fela_Kuti_discography
Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is a seven- to 14-piece world music ensemble with influences including afrobeat, hip hop, funk, jazz, jùjú music, and
Chicago_Afrobeat_Project
1999 anthology edited by Patsy Antoine
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.
Afrobeat_(book)
2026 studio album by Drake
compared to Drake's So Far Gone mixtape, with its latter half incorporating Afrobeats and amapiano rhythms. Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone praised it as "a dazzling
Maid_of_Honour_(album)
Nigerian singer-songwriter (born 1991)
Best International Act at the 2023 BET Awards. His song "Last Last" won Afrobeats Single of the Year and Song of the Year at The Headies 2023. Burna Boy
Burna_Boy
Colombian singer (born 1997)
known professionally as Kapo, is a Colombian singer in the reggaeton and Afrobeat genres. Kapo was born in Zaragoza, near Medellín, and grew up in El Cabuyal
Kapo_(singer)
Nigerian singer (born 1990)
Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement. His music is a blend of Afrobeats, afropop, R&B, afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, and pop. He began
Wizkid
Nigerian musician
June 1942) is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for his fusion of Afrobeat, highlife, folk, and blues. He was born on 6 June 1942 at Oturkpo, Benue
Bongos_Ikwue
Nigerian-British musician (born 1963)
compilation Essential Afrobeat (Universal, 2004). He was producer and co-writer of "Calabash Volume 1: Afrobeat Poems" by Ikwunga, the Afrobeat Poet (2004). He
Dele_Sosimi
English Afrobeat band
Soothsayers is a London-based band who perform and record original Afrobeat and reggae-influenced music. Formed in 1998 by saxophonist, Idris Rahman, and
Soothsayers_(band)
Nigerian singer-songwriter (born 2000)
second studio album Billion Dollar Baby which debuted at No. 19 on the UK Afrobeats singles chart and peaked number 7 on the TurnTable Top 100 chart. Balogun
Seyi_Vibez
German-Nigerian singer and songwriter
song "Soh-Soh" which peaked at 3 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart, peaked at 12 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs, and peaked at 42 on the Nigeria Official
Odeal
2023 single by Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
Kingston, Davido and Lojay, and produced by DJ Hardwerk. "Sensational" is an Afrobeats song, featuring romantic lyrical content. Critical reception towards the
Sensational_(song)
Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper (born 2000)
three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also led the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart for a record-setting 58 weeks. That same year, Ikubor released
Rema_(musician)
popularity role in the 1970s. In Africa, especially Nigeria, the genre known as Afrobeat gained a following throughout the 1970s. In Latin America and the Iberian
1970s_in_music
2016 compilation album by Various Artists
club culture tracks released in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Though afrobeat, led by artists like Fela Kuti, dominated Nigerian music during the 1970s
Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria
Doing_It_In_Lagos:_Boogie,_Pop_&_Disco_in_1980s_Nigeria
Nigerian musician and singer-songwriter
Bisade Ologunde (in Lagos, 1960) is a Nigerian afrobeat musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist. Widely known as Lágbájá listen for his signature
Lagbaja
Nigerian Afrobeat saxophonist and singer (born 1983)
known Seun Kuti, is a Nigerian musician, singer and the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Seun leads his father's former band Egypt 80. The youngest
Seun_Kuti
Malawian Afrobeat and Afro-pop singer-songwriter
(born 14 May 1996), professionally known as Emmie Deebo, is a Malawian Afrobeat and Afropop singer-songwriter. She is signed under Akometsi Entertainment
Emmie_Deebo
not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number eighteen on the UK Afrobeat Singles Chart. "Bloody Samaritan (Remix)" did not enter the UK Singles
Ayra_Starr_discography
American afrobeat band
Antibalas (Spanish for "bulletproof") is an American, Brooklyn-based afrobeat band founded in 1998 by Martín Perna. Initially inspired by Fela Kuti's Africa
Antibalas
US record chart
The U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart is a standard record chart, ranking the most popular Afrobeats songs in the United States and it is published weekly by
Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs
Billboard_U.S._Afrobeats_Songs
2023 studio album by Janelle Monáe
received positive reviews from critics, who praised its joyful mood and Afrobeat and reggae inspired sounds, though it was criticized by some as inferior
The_Age_of_Pleasure
Colombian singer (born 1977)
acclaimed creations. She utilized a variety of moods and genres, including Afrobeats in "Nassau, "soul-stirring" bachata in "Monotonía", or Tex-Mex rhythms
Shakira
American rapper (born 1991)
Nominated 2024 Best Hip Hop "Fein" (with Playboi Carti) Nominated 2025 Best Afrobeats "Active" (with Asake) Nominated "TaTaTa" (with Burna Boy) Nominated Best
Travis_Scott
2023 studio album by Chris Brown
Breezy (2022). Musically, 11:11 is a double album that mixes R&B, pop, Afrobeats and dancehall and its lyrical themes include romantic relationships, sexuality
11:11_(Chris_Brown_album)
regular inclusion of rhythms inspired by Afrobeat in their music. Afrobeat is commonly confused with Afrobeats, the latter being a more general term used
Music_of_West_Africa
Nigerian musician and singer-songwriter (born 1962)
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
Femi_Kuti
Apala, Aurrebbe music, Rara music, Were music, Ogene, Fuji, Jùjú, Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Igbo highlife, Afro-juju, Waka, Igbo rap, Gospel, Nigerian pop and
Music_of_Nigeria
2025 single by Rema
intimate delivery. According to New Wave Magazine, Rema's ability to blend Afrobeats, R&B, and pop is reaffirmed. Meanwhile, Uproxx's Aaron Williams characterized
Bout_U
2025 single by Shallipopi
British label Since '93. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. In January 2025, Shallipopi previewed the song with a studio
Laho_(song)
2023 single by Davido featuring Musa Keys
peaked at number 1 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart for five weeks and reached number 3 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. On 12 May 2023,
Unavailable_(song)
2024 studio album by Rema
album "polarizing" and said it's the "jolt that afrobeats needs," noting that "the beauty of afrobeats must be preserved and it’s artists like Rema who
Heis_(album)
Nigerian singer and songwriter (born 1980)
sings in English, Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba; her music is a blend of afrobeats, R&B, afropop, pop and hip-hop. Savage's contributions to the Nigerian
Tiwa_Savage
Music festival
on showcasing African and international artists across genres such as Afrobeats, Amapiano, RnB, Hip hop, Dancehall, and more. As well as the annual Portugal
Afro_Nation
2024 single by Thisizlondon, Ayra Starr, 6LACK
Top 100 on 26 August 2024, and debuted at number 16 on Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs for the week of 31 August 2024. A month after the release of "Pinacolada"
Pinacolada_(song)
2024 song by Shakira
"Nassau" is an Afrobeat song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released on 22 March 2024 as a part of Shakira's twelfth studio album
Nassau_(song)
2026 single by Asake featuring DJ Snake
single to Asake's fourth studio album, M$ney. A cross-cultural fusion of Afrobeats, fújì, and electronic dance influences, "Worship" was produced by DJ Snake
Worship_(Asake_song)
2024 single by Wizkid featuring Brent Faiyaz
blend of R&B and Afropop... Mamo, Heran; Rys, Dan (31 October 2024). "Afrobeats Fresh Picks: Wizkid, Tyla, Odeal, BNXN x Rema, Black Sherif, Ckay & More"
Piece of My Heart (Wizkid song)
Piece_of_My_Heart_(Wizkid_song)
2023 single by Tyla
the album's lead single. An amapiano song with elements of pop, R&B and Afrobeats, it sees Tyla expressing a desire for a passionate, intimate trust. Remix
Water_(Tyla_song)
Ghanaian rapper and songwriter
figure in the Asakaa drill scene and fuses drill with hiplife, hip hop, Afrobeats, and highlife. He won Best New Artiste at the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music
Beeztrap_KOTM
2023 single by Ayra Starr
in January 2025, number nine on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart, and number 20 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Critics praised Starr's vocal
Rhythm & Blues (Ayra Starr song)
Rhythm_&_Blues_(Ayra_Starr_song)
Nigerian singer and record producer (born 1995)
the song debuted at number one, following the launch of the Billboard Afrobeats chart. On 9 May 2022, it became the first-ever African song to surpass
CKay
Ghanaian singer and songwriter
Ghanaian singer and songwriter. She is an afro-pop and afrobeats musician. S3fa won the Afrobeats Song of the year award during the 2022 Vodafone Ghana
S3fa
2023 studio album by J Hus
album by J Hus Released 14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) Genre Drill dancehall Afrobeat hip-hop Length 63:02 Label Black Butter Producer EY, Maestro The Baker
Beautiful_and_Brutal_Yard
South Sudanese musician
John Frog (born 1 January 1993) is a South Sudanese Afrobeat and Hip hop musician. He gained recognition for his hit song "Guondo Sakit," which became
John_Frog
Territories ruled by the United Kingdom
and legacy of the British Empire Race riots Black British culture Music Afrobeats Afroswing Britfunk British hip hop Ska Caribbean Lovers rock Grime UK
British_Empire
2023 single by King Promise
peaked at number six on the TurnTable Top 100 and number eight on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart. KillBeatz was behind both King Promise's breakout single
Terminator (King Promise song)
Terminator_(King_Promise_song)
2026 single by Shoday & FOLA
Top 100, peaked at number 7 on Billboard U.S. Afrobeats chart, and debuts at number 12 on the UK Afrobeats chart. After releasing "Paparazzi" on 2 January
Paparazzi_(Shoday_song)
2025 single by Ayra Starr
input from The Elements and mixed by Johnny Drille, the track blends Afrobeats with dancehall and pop influences. It was issued as a standalone single
Hot_Body
Musical genre
draws heavily from traditional African music styles and genres, including Afrobeat, Highlife, Jùjú, and Soukous. It is also influenced by Western musical
Afro_rock
Colombian streamer (born 2001)
(July 2025) Musical career Origin Medellín, Antioquia Genres Reggaeton afrobeats Occupations Executive producer songwriter singer Works W Sound Years active
WestCOL
Nigerian singer and songwriter
Kuti, is a Nigerian afrobeat multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, artist/performer. The son of Femi Kuti and grandson of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti
Made_Kuti
Nigerian gospel singer (born 1995)
Worship and Maverick City Music; the song made it to the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs of 2022, Official Charts No. 15, and won several other nominations
Limoblaze
Ugandan rapper
rapper and songwriter. He records in different genres including Hip-Hop, Afrobeats, Afropop and dancehall. His musical debut came in 2015 with "Pistol" under
Fik_Fameica
British rapper and record producer
first on a label. His music has been described as mixing "rap, lo-fi, emo, Afrobeat and eclectic samples." Legxacy is currently working on his debut album
Jim_Legxacy
American singer and songwriter (born 1981)
Gift, a companion album she curated and produced. Incorporating gqom and Afrobeat, she recruited African producers to create The Gift, given the film's African
Beyoncé
Musical artist
is a Nigerian saxophonist known for his contributions to contemporary Afrobeat, Afro-jazz, and live performance music. Timothy Oluwadamilare Olayinka
Teemeeysax
UK record chart
The UK Afrobeats Singles Chart is a record chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 20 most popular
UK_Afrobeats_Singles_Chart
Musical artist
professionally as Yorghaki, is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter of the reggaeton and afrobeat genres. In 2025, Alleh & Yorghaki were nominated for the 2025 Premios Juventud
Yorghaki
2025 song by Davido featuring Omah Lay
album 5ive. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 4 on the UK Afrobeats Singles chart. Before its release, the idea of a collaboration between
With_You_(Davido_song)
Nigerian record producer
peaked at number 1 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart for five weeks and reached number 8 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Ragee was born in
Ragee
electronica and regional EDM Asian Underground African electronic dance music Afrobeats Azonto Coupé-décalé Kuduro Mahraganat Shangaan electro Budots Changa tuki
List of music genres and styles
List_of_music_genres_and_styles
Trinidadian rapper and singer (born 1982)
flare". Her fifth album Pink Friday 2 incorporates drill, pop, dancehall, afrobeats, R&B, Jersey club, and trap. With her parents frequently fighting during
Nicki_Minaj
2025 single by Ayra Starr and Wizkid
Ratings Game Music added that "Gimme Dat" was led by an "uptempo, funky Afrobeats beat that is guaranteed to get you moving, while still carrying an undeniable
Gimme_Dat_(song)
1973 song by Honny & the Bees Band
solo, finishing with a brief recap of singing. Part and parcel of the afrobeat sound then becoming popular in Ghana, influences include reggae, James
Psychedelic_Woman
2024 single by Tyla
Sammy SoSo, "Truth or Dare" is an amapiano track infused with elements of afrobeats and contemporary R&B influences. The accompanying music video premiered
Truth_or_Dare_(Tyla_song)
Canadian musical group
funk, Afrobeat and Latin-American styles. The band signed to London-based Strut Records, a UK record label that focuses on dance music and afrobeat. Other
The_Souljazz_Orchestra
Ghanaian hip-hop musician (born 1987)
January 1987), known by his stage name D-Black, is an anglophone hip-hop and Afrobeat musician and entrepreneur from Ghana. He has been described as "a successful
D-Black
Nigerian musical duo (b. 1948)
United States and Europe. Described as an influential dynamic who mixed Afrobeat sounds with jazz and disco, the sisters retired from the music scene in
Lijadu_Sisters
1975 studio album by Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70
Expensive Shit is the twelfth full-length album by pioneering Afrobeat artist Fela Kuti and his Africa '70 band, released in 1975. It was reissued in 2000
Expensive_Shit
Nigerian singer-songwriter (born 1999)
the TurnTable End of the Year chart and number 2 on the Apple Music top Afrobeats songs. On 26 November 2021, he released his second EP, titled The Second
Ruger_(musician)
Nigerian music plugger
Salaudeen has been credited with increasing the global recognition of afrobeats, a genre of African dance and hip-hop music widely popularized in Nigeria
Olaitan_Salaudeen
American Afrobeat band
Kokolo (/kəˈkoʊloʊ/ kə-KOH-loh), also known as the Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed
Kokolo_Afrobeat_Orchestra
renew subgenres of R&B, hip-hop, country, dance, and house, and brought Afrobeats to a global audience. Beyoncé has been recognized as setting the playbook
Cultural_impact_of_Beyoncé
2021 song by Lojay and Sarz
by Nigerian singer Lojay and Nigerian record producer Sarz. A blend of Afrobeats and amapiano, it appeared as the fifth track off their joint EP LV N ATTN
Monalisa (Lojay and Sarz song)
Monalisa_(Lojay_and_Sarz_song)
Musical project founded by Yannis Philippakis
released on 30 August 2024. The extended play was recorded with the late Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen over a two-day recording session at a Paris studio in
Yannis_&_The_Yaw
2013 single by Fuse ODG featuring Itz Tiffany
"Azonto" is a single by Ghanaian-English Afrobeats recording artist Fuse ODG, featuring vocals from Itz Tiffany. The song was released in the United Kingdom
Azonto_(Fuse_ODG_song)
Danish singer and poet (born 1989)
"Hvordan er Tobias fra Aarhus blevet afrobeat-stjerne i Ghana?" [How did Tobias from Aarhus become an Afrobeat star in Ghana?]. Vice (in Danish). Retrieved
Tobias_Rahim
2025 single by W Sound, Beéle and Ovy on the Drums
producer Ovy on the Drums. It was released on February 19, 2025 and is an Afrobeats-infused song. After the song was released, Beéle uploaded a video of himself
La_Plena_(W_Sound_05)
Nigerian singer and songwriter (born 2006)
Homecoming event in Lagos, Nigeria. Qing Madi's music genres have been noted as Afrobeat, Pop, Soul, and R&B. In 2023, Qing Madi was chosen as the Spotify Africa
Qing_Madi
Nigerian singer-songwriter
Shoday (born Shodade Solomon Segun), is a Nigerian Afrobeat singer, and songwriter, currently signed to Canny Consults and 5K Records, a subsidiary of
Shoday
2025 single by Davido featuring Victoria Monét
number two on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart and number 5 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, making it the first Afrobeats song to simultaneously
Offa_Me
Country in West Africa
and Oliver De Coque. The 1970s was the era of Fela Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat genre – fused from Highlife, Jazz and Yoruba Music. Fela later evolved
Nigeria
Nigerian singer (born 1995)
Tings" was released five days before and peaked at number three on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart. Later, Tems reached number one on the Billboard Next Big
Tems
2020 single by Wizkid featuring Tems
song "in the most random places", while in Los Angeles. "Essence" is an Afrobeats/Afro-pop and R&B song. Lyrically, it sees Wizkid and Tems yearning for
Essence_(Wizkid_song)
2024 single by Davido featuring Odumodublvck and Chike
made available for digital download and streaming. "Funds" is a blend of Afrobeats and amapiano. It was written by David Adeleke, Tochukwu Ojogwu, Chike
Funds_(song)
2024 studio album by Ghetts
songwriter" for the rapper and expands his "sonic palette", including soul, R&B, Afrobeat, amapiano and gospel. The lead single "Laps" featuring Moonchild Sanelly
On_Purpose,_with_Purpose
2022 single by Tems
the then newly launched Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. "Free Mind" peaked at number 1 on the US Afrobeats chart in late June, and in October 2022
Free_Mind
2024 single by Ayra Starr featuring Seyi Vibez
and later peaked within the top ten of the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Afrobeats Songs chart. It was certified platinum in Nigeria
Bad_Vibes_(song)
Music video award
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Afrobeats Video award was first introduced at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2023. Asake, Ayra Starr and Burna Boy currently
MTV Video Music Award for Best Afrobeats Video
MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Afrobeats_Video
AFROBEAT
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Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish
Youthful; Downy Bearded; Jove's Child; Soft Bearded; Youth
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
A Brave Godly Person
Boy/Male
Tamil
Somjit | ஸோமà¯à®œà¯€à®¤
One who conquer the Sun
Male
Egyptian
, an overseer of the bulls of Pthah.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prasant | பà¯à®°à®·à®¾à®‚த
Calm and composed or cool
Boy/Male
Tamil
Deed, Action
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various minor places called Bancroft, from Old English bēan ‘beans’ (a collective singular) + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.John Bancroft came to MA on board the ‘James’ in 1632.
Male
Irish
Old Irish Gaelic name BRADÃN means "salmon."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Alsobrook.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ashiyana | ஆஷியாநா
Nest, Beautiful home, Dwelling place
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