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Genre
latin afrobeat
Parent Genre: latin

Latin afrobeat is a genre that combines the rhythms and melodies of African music with Latin American styles such as salsa, cumbia, and reggaeton. It is characterized by its upbeat tempo, heavy percussion, and use of brass instruments. The lyrics often address social and political issues, and the music is known for its infectious energy and danceability.


Top artists of latin afrobeat genre

Calle 13
Jorge Drexler
Criolo
Los Amigos Invisibles
Plastilina Mosh
Ikebe Shakedown
Ondatrópica
The Souljazz Orchestra
Juanafé
Meridian Brothers
Antibalas
Chico Mann
Jungle Fire
The Mauskovic Dance Band
Bixiga 70
Metá Metá
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List of latin afrobeat artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Calle 13
68 0 67 77 22 72 117 2860361
2
Jorge Drexler
64 1 68 49 54 55 117 779954
3
Criolo
58 3 69 66 31 68 114 1033065
4
Los Amigos Invisibles
58 10 68 80 16 74 122 407959
5
Plastilina Mosh
52 10 70 79 10 76 116 672206
6
Ikebe Shakedown
44 83 65 77 24 85 123 39495
7
Ondatrópica
43 14 64 75 33 82 111 55703
8
The Souljazz Orchestra
42 43 69 79 28 80 121 84841
9
Juanafé
36 1 62 73 50 76 117 56128
10
Meridian Brothers
35 11 77 67 49 81 112 36368
11
Antibalas
35 62 67 84 29 84 112 68719
12
Chico Mann
35 32 86 70 11 96 117 8288
13
Jungle Fire
34 79 66 83 13 88 114 16003
14
The Mauskovic Dance Band
34 71 73 65 20 79 135 26268
15
Bixiga 70
33 83 60 76 19 75 120 50066
16
Metá Metá
33 8 51 53 62 54 109 61155
17
Mandrill
33 9 63 64 33 70 107 79374
18
Morbo y Mambo
32 89 58 65 15 62 129 33300
19
Ocote Soul Sounds
31 58 69 81 11 81 108 14839
20
Brownout
31 42 56 81 10 75 117 27306
21
Niña Dioz
31 2 71 78 10 51 120 20963
22
Newen Afrobeat
30 37 78 79 13 86 120 56362
23
Dos Santos
29 15 61 71 24 79 121 7331
24
Samuca e a Selva
28 0 80 67 44 77 111 13384
25
Nomade Orquestra
28 73 59 63 26 50 128 27164
26
Victor Rice
28 84 71 71 41 84 129 5412
27
Grupo Fantasma
27 11 59 84 16 91 100 13912
28
Wganda Kenya
26 11 69 81 12 85 117 6156
29
Abayomy Afrobeat Orquestra
26 26 66 83 22 84 116 16775
30
Son Palenque
24 0 68 81 25 88 124 7568
31
Bang Data
24 0 63 88 4 85 135 3754
32
El Hijo De La Cumbia
24 24 69 87 9 73 97 15649
33
Los Pirañas
23 79 57 86 7 93 104 11440
34
Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band
22 89 63 73 0 68 94 11239
35
Thee Commons
21 7 57 75 3 72 104 7194
36
King Edi K
21 83 71 65 6 52 115 1339
37
Buyepongo
20 16 69 72 34 87 130 3873
38
La Misa Negra
19 0 59 68 1 70 166 6449
39
Money Chicha
19 88 51 81 7 80 134 6823
40
La Cumbia Chicharra
19 0 75 43 10 95 86 3625
41
Iconili
19 77 47 74 45 40 136 4933
42
QUITAPENAS
17 3 55 82 6 82 127 6917
43
Timoneki
16 1 57 64 14 40 177 4619
44
Romperayo
16 47 69 76 8 86 135 5838
45
Battle of Santiago
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 790
46
Subhira
14 2 57 78 18 41 127 2598
47
Superfónicos
12 0 59 91 2 85 90 2294
48
La BOA
12 34 75 70 11 91 104 1840
49
Höröyá
11 35 74 79 21 68 134 5367
50
Èkó Afrobeat
10 0 71 71 8 46 100 2767
51
André Sampaio
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1015
52
Hektombe
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 266
53
¡ESSO! Afrojam Funkbeat
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 801
54
HOLY NOTHING
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1798
55
Nelda Piña y la BOA
2 0 71 73 15 75 94 1555
56
IFÁ Afrobeat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4617