#afrobeat

Afrobeat

Nigerian music genre, distinct from Afrobeats

Afrobeat is a Nigerian genre, fusing influences from fuji, juju, jazz, highlife, funk and soul. With a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion, the style was pioneered in the 1960s by Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who popularised it both within and outside Nigeria. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers."

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