Afrobeat

Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, and funk rhythms, fused with

Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, and funk rhythms, fused with African percussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the 1970s.

Afrobeat's most famous artist was the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela 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.