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Also known as Afro beat, Afro-beat, Afrofunk, afrobeat

Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk) is a West African music genre, fusing influences from Nigerian (such as Yoruba) and Ghanaian (such as highlife) music with American funk, jazz, and soul influences. 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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Music genre.name
Afrobeat
Music genre.cultural_origins
1960s, Nigeria

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Instance of
music genre
Subclass of
music of West Africa
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topic's main category
Category:Afrobeat
Commons category
Afrobeat
inception
1970-00-00
different from
Afrobeats
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Article · 日本語

アフロビート(Afrobeat)とは、音楽のジャンルの一種である。ファンクやジャズの流れを汲むヨルバ/ナイジェリア起源のアフリカ音楽であり、アフリカのパーカッションを用いたブラスバンド編成となっているのが特徴である。アフロ・ファンクと呼ばれることもある。

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