Tag: Afrobeat

Afrobeat is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) and American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.

Afrobeat was developed in Nigeria in the late 1960s by Fela Kuti who, with drummer Tony Allen, experimented with different contemporary music of the time. Afrobeat was influenced by a variety of genres, such as highlife, fuji, and jùjú, as well as Yoruba vocal traditions, rhythm, and instruments.

In the late 1950s, Kuti left Lagos to study abroad at the London School of Music where he was exposed to jazz. He returned to Lagos and played a highlife-jazz hybrid, albeit, without commercial success.

Fela Anikulapo Kuti: Afrobeat’s Pioneer and Revolutionary Voice on Hafrikplay’s Afrobeats History

Introduction In the pulsating world of Afrobeats, one name towers above the rest as a revolutionary force and musical genius – Fela Anikulapo Kuti. As Hafrikplay’s Afrobeats History rightfully places him in the spotlight, it’s time to explore the life, music, and enduring legacy of the man who pioneered Afrobeat and fearlessly used his art […]

Entertainment – Afrobeats And Afrobeat: The Real Difference In The Genres

Afrobeat and Afrobeats may sound alike, but there are two different genres of music. Although the disparity, the salient influences are conspicuous. Afrobeats vs Afrobeat: Many people think Afrobeat and Afrobeats are the same, especially with the dissemination of African music to new listeners beyond the shores of the continent in recent times. Music from […]