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Genre: afrobeat

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Afrobeat is a genre of music that originated in West Africa in the 1970s. It combines traditional African rhythms with funk, jazz, and soul influences. The music is characterized by its use of complex polyrhythms, heavy percussion, and call-and-response vocals. In recent years, the genre has seen a resurgence in popularity, with contemporary bands incorporating elements of afrobeat into their music. These bands often feature horn sections, funky bass lines, and driving rhythms that are reminiscent of the classic afrobeat sound.


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List of afrobeat artists

Here is a list of afrobeat artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the afrobeat genre. You can find out what afrobeat genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 47 314651
2 49 217076
3 46 532092
4 40 141127
5 43 84620
6 42 124972
7 50 171248
8 48 264624
9 39 54409
10 41 87373
11 50 188320
12 30 30172
13 32 52224
14 43 45114
15 38 88744
16 31 63581
17 45 184523
18 48 113098
19 36 75354
20 37 115533
21 45 148293
22 34 46082
23 25 20611
24 29 20961
25 37 16500
26 37 64785
27 27 26425
28 32 71217
29 37 36739
30 27 34884
31 41 3602
32 37 38539
33 29 14048
34 39 26435
35 35 17724
36 38 61030
37 31 28247
38 33 132681
39 24 6263
40 22 31932
41 32 16450
42 30 24802
43 32 15583
44 21 17552
45 22 11606
46 22 8104
47 14 4152
48 14 4591
49 24 20409
50 23 6349
51 19 16198
52 19 4898
53 21 4472
54 11 2737
55 16 1241
56 14 3372
57 15 3535
58 15 6473
59 9 4742
60 10 2174
61 10 1276
62 10 4329
63 3 1095
64 6 3260
65 2 638
66 2 281
67 1 8389
68 1 568
69 1 696

afrobeat playlist created by Chosic

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