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Genre: afropop

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Parent Genre: pop

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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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.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 77 5039316
2 63 1748374
3 72 4558343
4 65 2147547
5 69 2562709
6 61 1463351
7 61 748520
8 55 656838
9 58 1280734
10 44 498052
11 55 608535
12 55 513305
13 53 763356
14 54 868279
15 57 1520804
16 47 211113
17 49 1044715
18 49 312931
19 54 262767
20 53 890307
21 61 1724478
22 47 526844
23 46 564577
24 51 656675
25 60 624490
26 50 725571
27 43 197297
28 61 1826894
29 42 237070
30 53 687838
31 59 710072
32 53 604439
33 52 258217
34 38 111581
35 55 1316951
36 53 513900
37 53 864423
38 54 569852
39 53 1161308
40 52 869268
41 50 367824
42 50 285415
43 49 465147
44 45 220092
45 46 245159
46 45 291047
47 40 243621
48 41 145904
49 40 358369
50 39 273682
51 38 185550
52 38 65312
53 55 583982
54 49 100397
55 53 252354
56 47 190849
57 55 211595
58 46 261909
59 47 55926
60 50 74514
61 46 153637
62 47 183759
63 42 144370
64 46 336539
65 52 231377
66 49 30956
67 39 110013
68 55 381853
69 45 44704
70 48 550201
71 45 99284
72 39 68572
73 45 88238
74 39 88394
75 52 222138
76 43 127569
77 46 183442
78 49 331699
79 39 57552
80 47 116892
81 47 128264
82 46 183546
83 61 67033
84 40 44304
85 39 41870
86 48 323582
87 58 253239
88 46 373808
89 44 343157
90 43 90649
91 43 46442
92 51 609598
93 38 80261
94 51 213640
95 40 118051
96 47 110337
97 44 146538
98 47 71454
99 41 77031
100 40 129400

afropop playlist created by Chosic

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