Afrobeat
proper noun
- style of African popular music that fuses highlife, bebop, rock, soul, and funk and lyrics which are often strongly political or confrontational
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From Afro- + beat.
- Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.