Afrobeats

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 developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing out of Nigeria and Ghana. Genres such as hiplife, jùjú music, highlife, azonto music, and naija beats, among others, were amalgamated under the "Afrobeats" umbrella. Afrobeats is primarily produced in Lagos, Accra, and London. Historian and cultural critic Paul Gilroy reflects on the changing London music scene as a result of shifting demographics^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Africa's biggest music stars". CNN. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
↑ "The 'African Giant' Challenging Musical Boundaries". The Atlantic. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
↑ "Burna Boy leads Billboard top 15 Sub-Saharan Artists". m.guardian.ng. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

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Sources

[1] "Africa's biggest music stars". CNN. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[Atlantic2019-2] "The 'African Giant' Challenging Musical Boundaries". The Atlantic. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] "Burna Boy leads Billboard top 15 Sub-Saharan Artists". m.guardian.ng. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

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