Afrobeat
noun
Af·ro·beat
ˈa-frō-ˌbēt 
: urban popular music originating in Nigeria in the late 1960s that emphasizes percussion rhythms and features elements of jazz and funk and lyrics which are often strongly political
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The Headies Awards celebrates the greatest in Afrobeats, Afro pop, African music, and more, featuring sounds from South, East, Central, North, and West Africa.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The energy is high and the mood set to the sounds of Afrobeats and Top 40 urban.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
At last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Lil Nas X and Halle Bailey presented Tyla with an award for her win in the best Afrobeats category.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
The club eventually did re-open in Dec. 31, 2021, with a New Year’s Eve concert featuring Bay Area Afrobeat/dance/fusion act Afrolicious.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The energy is high and the mood set to the sounds of Afrobeats and Top 40 urban.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
At last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Lil Nas X and Halle Bailey presented Tyla with an award for her win in the best Afrobeats category.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
The club eventually did re-open in Dec. 31, 2021, with a New Year’s Eve concert featuring Bay Area Afrobeat/dance/fusion act Afrolicious.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Afrobeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Afrobeat. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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