Afro-funk is a genre of music that combines traditional African rhythms and melodies with funk and soul influences. It is characterized by its upbeat and danceable rhythms, funky basslines, and use of brass and percussion instruments. The lyrics often address social and political issues, and the music is known for its infectious energy and groove.
Here you can see the popularity of Afro-funk genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
190 releases
Explore afro-funk history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of afro-funk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the afro-funk genre. You can find out what afro-funk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 96216 | |
| 2 | 43 | 26372 | |
| 3 | 31 | 32425 | |
| 4 | 40 | 15845 | |
| 5 | 37 | 53667 | |
| 6 | 30 | 22236 | |
| 7 | 33 | 4566 | |
| 8 | 31 | 18165 | |
| 9 | 29 | 8081 | |
| 10 | 25 | 1042 | |
| 11 | 23 | 7395 | |
| 12 | 23 | 5268 | |
| 13 | 23 | 4636 | |
| 14 | 22 | 2323 | |
| 15 | 22 | 1506 | |
| 16 | 21 | 4560 | |
| 17 | 16 | 4778 | |
| 18 | 21 | 1014 | |
| 19 | 21 | 3217 | |
| 20 | 21 | 3459 | |
| 21 | 21 | 2621 | |
| 22 | 20 | 1806 | |
| 23 | 20 | 15617 | |
| 24 | 19 | 526 | |
| 25 | 19 | 4170 | |
| 26 | 16 | 4511 | |
| 27 | 18 | 1792 | |
| 28 | 18 | 1887 | |
| 29 | 18 | 611 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4368 | |
| 31 | 13 | 3629 | |
| 32 | 17 | 501 | |
| 33 | 16 | 393 | |
| 34 | 16 | 3726 | |
| 35 | 16 | 358 | |
| 36 | 14 | 1472 | |
| 37 | 13 | 689 | |
| 38 | 11 | 3331 | |
| 39 | 12 | 304 | |
| 40 | 12 | 1037 | |
| 41 | 11 | 1017 | |
| 42 | 11 | 202 | |
| 43 | 11 | 394 | |
| 44 | 11 | 400 | |
| 45 | 9 | 832 | |
| 46 | 9 | 2468 | |
| 47 | 9 | 599 | |
| 48 | 9 | 1241 | |
| 49 | 8 | 291 | |
| 50 | 5 | 700 | |
| 51 | 8 | 257 | |
| 52 | 8 | 834 | |
| 53 | 7 | 507 | |
| 54 | 7 | 899 | |
| 55 | 6 | 95 | |
| 56 | 6 | 1619 | |
| 57 | 4 | 360 | |
| 58 | 5 | 137 | |
| 59 | 5 | 322 | |
| 60 | 5 | 440 | |
| 61 | 4 | 590 | |
| 62 | 4 | 659 | |
| 63 | 4 | 98 | |
| 64 | 4 | 856 | |
| 65 | 3 | 70 | |
| 66 | 3 | 78 | |
| 67 | 3 | 98 | |
| 68 | 2 | 193 | |
| 69 | 2 | 169 | |
| 70 | 2 | 64 | |
| 71 | 2 | 295 | |
| 72 | 2 | 122 | |
| 73 | 2 | 642 | |
| 74 | 1 | 27 | |
| 75 | 1 | 214 | |
| 76 | 1 | 714 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular afro-funk music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
