Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, and funkrhythms, fused with Africanpercussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the 1970s.
Afrobeat's most famous artist was the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleaderFela Kuti, who coined the term Afrobeat, shaped the musical structure and shaped the political context of the genre. He launched Afrobeat in the early 60s.