Afropop is a genre of music that originated in Africa and blends traditional African rhythms with contemporary pop music. It is characterized by its upbeat tempo, catchy melodies, and use of African instruments such as the djembe and kora. The lyrics often touch on themes of love, social issues, and cultural identity. Popular artists in this genre have gained international recognition for their unique sound and infectious energy.
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Guitar, Trumpet, Drum Kit, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Piano, Horn Section, Clarinet, Trombone, Double Bass, Saxophone, Harmonica, Drum Machine, Sampler, Organ, Acoustic Guitar
Popular afropop Songs
Top New afropop Songs of 2024
Life is Eazi, Vol. 2 - Lagos to London
2018
SoundGod Fest Reloaded
2021
afropop music by decade
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List of afropop artists
Here is a list of afropop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the afropop genre. You can find out what afropop 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
77
5167482
2
63
1779986
3
72
4655587
4
65
2194569
5
70
2631864
6
61
1478960
7
62
1770195
8
61
759172
9
56
673267
10
45
500887
11
58
1301628
12
56
619251
13
56
899177
14
56
530358
15
58
1544065
16
53
772106
17
49
213849
18
55
264973
19
50
316822
20
49
1060794
21
53
904635
22
52
664028
23
47
537152
24
46
577731
25
60
640698
26
50
745037
27
44
200007
28
62
1873977
29
42
239418
30
60
743183
31
53
701199
32
53
609343
33
39
112647
34
52
263382
35
56
1341893
36
55
573716
37
54
534191
38
53
1176295
39
53
886297
40
52
301809
41
50
373855
42
50
475209
43
46
223294
44
47
247919
45
46
296035
46
41
246748
47
41
147310
48
41
363766
49
38
114424
50
39
278703
51
39
66251
52
50
101178
53
55
595091
54
53
254110
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56
212780
56
49
194592
57
47
263440
58
51
75010
59
47
56800
60
48
185305
61
46
155399
62
43
145132
63
47
339031
64
50
31053
65
53
233809
66
39
110589
67
47
45456
68
55
384014
69
46
99670
70
48
556263
71
46
89189
72
39
68960
73
39
88873
74
52
224098
75
43
128110
76
47
184817
77
49
332301
78
40
58169
79
48
130367
80
47
117809
81
38
98599
82
46
184642
83
61
67817
84
40
42265
85
40
44652
86
48
325386
87
59
255251
88
47
380591
89
45
349384
90
43
91141
91
52
628634
92
39
81478
93
52
214900
94
44
46787
95
48
111285
96
40
118448
97
44
147539
98
42
77524
99
48
72397
100
41
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afropop playlist created by Chosic
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