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AFROBEATS
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From the clubs of Lagos to London's streets and global streaming platforms, Afrobeats fuses West African rhythms, percussion, and melodies with hip-hop, R&B and dancehall. At 100–115 BPM, it's irresistibly groove-driven and melody-rich — one of the fastest-growing genres on the planet.

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The Sound of Afrobeats

ORIGIN
Lagos, Nigeria — London, UK
ERA
2000s – present
BPM RANGE
100 – 115 BPM
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Percussion-driven rhythms · Melodic hooks · Multilingual vocals · Pidgin English · Fusion of African and Western sounds

Key Artists

ARTISTS THAT DEFINE AFROBEATS

BURNA BOY
PORT HARCOURT · AFROFUSION
Grammy winner and global ambassador of Afrofusion. Burna Boy blends Afrobeats, dancehall, and global pop on a massive scale.
WIZKID
LAGOS · AFROPOP
Starboy. Wizkid's collaborations with Drake, Beyoncé and Skepta have made Afrobeats unavoidable in global pop culture.
DAVIDO
LAGOS · AFROPOP
Atlanta-raised, Lagos-based. Davido's melodic approach and prolific output made him one of Afrobeats' defining hitmakers.
TEMS
LAGOS · AFRO SOUL
Her rich, textured voice on "Free Mind" and the Grammy-winning "Hold On" cemented Tems as a genre-defining voice of modern Afrobeats.
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