Afro soul music is a genre that blends traditional African rhythms and melodies with contemporary soul music. It is characterized by its smooth and soulful vocals, accompanied by percussion instruments such as drums and shakers. The genre often incorporates electronic elements and features upbeat tempos that are perfect for dancing. Its lyrics often touch on themes of love, spirituality, and African culture. This genre has gained popularity in recent years, with many artists creating music that celebrates African heritage and identity.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 62 | 0 | 73 | 65 | 6 | 56 | 102 | 456620 | |
2 | 58 | 2 | 68 | 79 | 26 | 19 | 113 | 399887 | |
3 | 57 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 28 | 42 | 139 | 867322 | |
4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115107 | |
5 | 55 | 0 | 59 | 72 | 12 | 48 | 123 | 768983 | |
6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 992958 | |
7 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 781198 | |
8 | 53 | 92 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 39 | 113 | 418228 | |
9 | 53 | 0 | 59 | 53 | 59 | 42 | 126 | 571083 | |
10 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261595 | |
11 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 49 | 37 | 34 | 113 | 379383 | |
12 | 50 | 0 | 59 | 51 | 36 | 37 | 102 | 142485 | |
13 | 50 | 56 | 72 | 54 | 24 | 41 | 114 | 656964 | |
14 | 49 | 0 | 59 | 50 | 32 | 27 | 102 | 102533 | |
15 | 48 | 0 | 71 | 83 | 1 | 68 | 125 | 140456 | |
16 | 47 | 0 | 59 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 140 | 200327 | |
17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80926 | |
18 | 47 | 0 | 73 | 60 | 34 | 50 | 104 | 593690 | |
19 | 46 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 80 | 420268 | |
20 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298966 | |
21 | 46 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 53 | 28 | 96 | 569496 | |
22 | 46 | 10 | 83 | 59 | 7 | 74 | 123 | 148368 | |
23 | 46 | 1 | 54 | 43 | 25 | 38 | 108 | 408853 | |
24 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225493 | |
25 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300190 | |
26 | 45 | 24 | 69 | 72 | 15 | 46 | 116 | 355882 | |
27 | 45 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 57 | 35 | 113 | 630733 | |
28 | 45 | 1 | 74 | 76 | 15 | 76 | 103 | 275974 | |
29 | 44 | 2 | 60 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 116 | 379915 | |
30 | 44 | 1 | 66 | 59 | 13 | 45 | 139 | 611793 | |
31 | 44 | 0 | 59 | 66 | 56 | 48 | 159 | 509961 | |
32 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634994 | |
33 | 43 | 0 | 79 | 54 | 21 | 31 | 95 | 294938 | |
34 | 43 | 0 | 68 | 52 | 9 | 40 | 131 | 168083 | |
35 | 43 | 0 | 56 | 43 | 54 | 27 | 110 | 196895 | |
36 | 43 | 1 | 62 | 47 | 36 | 42 | 108 | 257158 | |
37 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181310 | |
38 | 43 | 0 | 52 | 36 | 64 | 31 | 97 | 160316 | |
39 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 388801 | |
40 | 42 | 0 | 65 | 61 | 46 | 52 | 95 | 170514 | |
41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13551 | |
42 | 41 | 0 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 41 | 121 | 298266 | |
43 | 41 | 4 | 61 | 53 | 65 | 69 | 95 | 142027 | |
44 | 41 | 0 | 56 | 45 | 37 | 43 | 108 | 164078 | |
45 | 41 | 13 | 81 | 79 | 0 | 83 | 126 | 131727 | |
46 | 40 | 0 | 72 | 56 | 16 | 53 | 103 | 125069 | |
47 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127240 | |
48 | 40 | 0 | 53 | 67 | 31 | 54 | 135 | 478781 | |
49 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 45 | 48 | 27 | 105 | 163285 | |
50 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257118 | |
51 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69183 | |
52 | 38 | 19 | 79 | 59 | 25 | 44 | 127 | 162400 | |
53 | 38 | 31 | 76 | 81 | 0 | 27 | 125 | 246845 | |
54 | 38 | 0 | 85 | 47 | 22 | 49 | 125 | 555817 | |
55 | 38 | 0 | 46 | 74 | 25 | 45 | 130 | 78988 | |
56 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114216 | |
57 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209848 | |
58 | 37 | 0 | 60 | 66 | 30 | 46 | 123 | 105875 | |
59 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72665 | |
60 | 37 | 21 | 67 | 68 | 9 | 62 | 125 | 86521 | |
61 | 37 | 0 | 60 | 69 | 18 | 25 | 178 | 94337 | |
62 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35485 | |
63 | 37 | 0 | 47 | 72 | 14 | 27 | 134 | 158436 | |
64 | 37 | 5 | 75 | 58 | 10 | 67 | 116 | 96074 | |
65 | 37 | 0 | 66 | 80 | 18 | 69 | 93 | 145339 | |
66 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44210 | |
67 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90724 | |
68 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14475 | |
69 | 36 | 1 | 73 | 60 | 15 | 49 | 102 | 195101 | |
70 | 36 | 0 | 38 | 57 | 21 | 45 | 137 | 85839 | |
71 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62903 | |
72 | 36 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 75 | 29 | 73 | 82615 | |
73 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113286 | |
74 | 35 | 0 | 57 | 60 | 12 | 24 | 129 | 16734 | |
75 | 35 | 0 | 54 | 58 | 40 | 50 | 112 | 154783 | |
76 | 34 | 44 | 82 | 61 | 0 | 44 | 125 | 157815 | |
77 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46983 | |
78 | 34 | 0 | 78 | 81 | 11 | 76 | 120 | 61785 | |
79 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83049 | |
80 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172910 | |
81 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71370 | |
82 | 33 | 0 | 76 | 75 | 7 | 80 | 118 | 76539 | |
83 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218643 | |
84 | 33 | 0 | 51 | 43 | 51 | 35 | 154 | 6654 | |
85 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53878 | |
86 | 33 | 0 | 65 | 45 | 46 | 39 | 105 | 82530 | |
87 | 33 | 1 | 79 | 68 | 15 | 57 | 155 | 63573 | |
88 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74452 | |
89 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12591 | |
90 | 32 | 15 | 50 | 57 | 37 | 53 | 116 | 65855 | |
91 | 32 | 0 | 43 | 68 | 24 | 39 | 165 | 9808 | |
92 | 32 | 10 | 66 | 64 | 12 | 28 | 95 | 48929 | |
93 | 32 | 0 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 43 | 103 | 67399 | |
94 | 32 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 35 | 70 | 118 | 177575 | |
95 | 32 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 12 | 41 | 120 | 82531 | |
96 | 32 | 0 | 65 | 73 | 21 | 48 | 104 | 25711 | |
97 | 31 | 0 | 61 | 71 | 5 | 17 | 120 | 16471 | |
98 | 31 | 2 | 82 | 70 | 4 | 43 | 125 | 63180 | |
99 | 31 | 0 | 80 | 86 | 9 | 76 | 103 | 64951 | |
100 | 31 | 2 | 65 | 70 | 35 | 77 | 110 | 60407 | |
101 | 31 | 4 | 57 | 47 | 11 | 19 | 116 | 40302 | |
102 | 31 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 8 | 32 | 97 | 70749 | |
103 | 31 | 0 | 70 | 80 | 7 | 73 | 117 | 2115 | |
104 | 31 | 0 | 47 | 75 | 30 | 41 | 151 | 26015 | |
105 | 31 | 0 | 72 | 89 | 34 | 87 | 110 | 63465 | |
106 | 31 | 18 | 85 | 72 | 2 | 83 | 114 | 58908 | |
107 | 31 | 0 | 67 | 63 | 28 | 74 | 115 | 39475 | |
108 | 31 | 0 | 46 | 57 | 26 | 48 | 131 | 29491 | |
109 | 30 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 18 | 30 | 105 | 13498 | |
110 | 30 | 0 | 68 | 42 | 57 | 48 | 127 | 8120 | |
111 | 30 | 1 | 62 | 56 | 41 | 43 | 119 | 40462 | |
112 | 30 | 0 | 72 | 46 | 37 | 57 | 115 | 4891 | |
113 | 30 | 2 | 76 | 74 | 1 | 82 | 111 | 61358 | |
114 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50426 | |
115 | 30 | 0 | 58 | 65 | 43 | 71 | 127 | 40524 | |
116 | 29 | 0 | 75 | 86 | 7 | 65 | 115 | 62126 | |
117 | 29 | 5 | 85 | 63 | 7 | 61 | 124 | 88719 | |
118 | 29 | 0 | 61 | 78 | 17 | 56 | 96 | 97009 | |
119 | 29 | 0 | 58 | 60 | 11 | 52 | 128 | 19524 | |
120 | 29 | 0 | 74 | 55 | 45 | 80 | 116 | 70620 | |
121 | 29 | 7 | 59 | 45 | 55 | 54 | 116 | 33764 | |
122 | 29 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 85 | 25 | 114 | 19533 | |
123 | 29 | 0 | 49 | 78 | 10 | 53 | 123 | 5360 | |
124 | 29 | 0 | 69 | 48 | 28 | 58 | 114 | 36406 | |
125 | 29 | 2 | 69 | 79 | 1 | 35 | 125 | 70329 | |
126 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73457 | |
127 | 28 | 21 | 71 | 64 | 1 | 54 | 120 | 31384 | |
128 | 28 | 4 | 87 | 76 | 0 | 64 | 124 | 60041 | |
129 | 28 | 0 | 63 | 54 | 47 | 45 | 93 | 28514 | |
130 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134000 | |
131 | 27 | 1 | 65 | 39 | 53 | 35 | 111 | 43909 | |
132 | 27 | 0 | 62 | 57 | 25 | 71 | 121 | 30812 | |
133 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33581 | |
134 | 27 | 35 | 63 | 67 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 33014 | |
135 | 27 | 0 | 51 | 74 | 21 | 59 | 128 | 119143 | |
136 | 27 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 73 | 46 | 137 | 14400 | |
137 | 26 | 0 | 85 | 68 | 7 | 74 | 106 | 43326 | |
138 | 26 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 40 | 52 | 105 | 18676 | |
139 | 26 | 0 | 84 | 76 | 7 | 79 | 110 | 40352 | |
140 | 26 | 0 | 66 | 65 | 36 | 61 | 125 | 38148 | |
141 | 26 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 22 | 53 | 99 | 31474 | |
142 | 26 | 2 | 66 | 54 | 22 | 82 | 109 | 32088 | |
143 | 26 | 23 | 85 | 83 | 2 | 62 | 121 | 80836 | |
144 | 26 | 0 | 58 | 80 | 18 | 84 | 90 | 26545 | |
145 | 25 | 0 | 63 | 68 | 5 | 54 | 108 | 5111 | |
146 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14566 | |
147 | 25 | 0 | 90 | 84 | 23 | 86 | 120 | 51709 | |
148 | 25 | 0 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 51 | 170 | 80534 | |
149 | 24 | 0 | 69 | 51 | 15 | 75 | 88 | 28213 | |
150 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26962 | |
151 | 24 | 1 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 108 | 42375 | |
152 | 24 | 0 | 55 | 68 | 37 | 45 | 121 | 8598 | |
153 | 24 | 0 | 47 | 45 | 63 | 26 | 117 | 41897 | |
154 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33356 | |
155 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32691 | |
156 | 24 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 65 | 27 | 107 | 16464 | |
157 | 23 | 0 | 71 | 59 | 13 | 65 | 116 | 38199 | |
158 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82906 | |
159 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 48 | 81 | 33727 | |
160 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1074 | |
161 | 22 | 0 | 57 | 73 | 39 | 60 | 84 | 2190 | |
162 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5251 | |
163 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36847 | |
164 | 21 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 7 | 68 | 95 | 16049 | |
165 | 19 | 7 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 112 | 24343 | |
166 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 111 | 12456 | |
167 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31933 | |
168 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4547 | |
169 | 17 | 1 | 79 | 66 | 8 | 76 | 104 | 23597 | |
170 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9587 | |
171 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16413 | |
172 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7367 | |
173 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9981 | |
174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32484 |