How to Use Afrobeat in a Sentence

Afrobeat

noun

• That event brought out 1,000 guests and Afrobeats star Adekunle Gold, who performed for the couple.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
• On the other hand, Latin music and Afrobeats are very rapidly growing.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
• Moon Man] for Afrobeats and becoming the first African artist to lead a track that earned over one billion streams on Spotify.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
• In secret ballrooms, queens walk the runway and lip-synch to everything from Afrobeat to pop in hopes of being crowned the winner.
  — Ugonna-Ora Owoh, Vogue, 29 June 2023
• Just like for Afrobeats right now, many of us don’t really work together.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
• The project includes an array of sonic elements from Afrobeat and Afropop to amapiano to R&B, gospel, and hints of mainstream trap and pop.
  — Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 7 May 2024
• My current music collection has a lot of Afrobeat, EDM, pop.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 19 July 2024
• Instead, the track opts for Afrobeats for instrumentation as Scott and Benito carry the first half of the song.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 21 July 2023
• The colors for the event were crimson and gold and the music featured a mix of genres, including Ethiopian, modern and Afrobeats.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• And while Afrobeats as a sonic choice has risen in popularity around the world within the last five years, Adé’s new sound is not just trend-chasing.
  — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• His music is sleekly rhythmic and versatile, mixing up Afrobeats, R&B, and pop, all heavy on melody.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
• Couples who are lucky enough to snag seats are served Nigerian food by owner-chef Ayo Balogun, set to the tunes of a record player spinning 1970s Afrobeats.
  — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
• Rema praised Gomez and the originators of Afrobeats, including Shala, in his speech.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• Gospel, Afrobeats, 1970s funk, and Sudanese soul rub shoulders on songs full of joyful rhythms and diaspora stories.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2024
• His work spans multiple genres, including pop, grime, rap and Afrobeats.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
• The Nigerian singer-songwriter has used her lush amalgamation of Afrobeats, soul and hip-hop to become one of the leading female artists in the global Afrobeats boom of the early 2020s.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
• The band moved gracefully from Afrobeat grooves to soul-jazz balladry—including a handful of tracks from their upcoming second LP.
  — Ryan Reed, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• Leftover Halloween decorations hung overhead as people rocked and swayed on the Gossip Grill dance floor to a range of music genres, from Afrobeats to disco.
  — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Wine, an Afrobeat singer and songwriter, becomes a member of parliament and runs for the Ugandan presidency.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• The limited-time offer includes shows across a variety of genres, including hip-hop, country, Latin, R&B, Afrobeat, pop, rock and more.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2023
• The television screen propped near the ceiling displays Afrobeats music videos or a Nollywood movie more enticing than anything seen in the theaters recently.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
• Brunch at Rock Steady is also cool, but turning up upstairs to a mash of hip-hop, Afrobeats, and Caribbean music with flavorful fare like jerk lamb egg rolls and expertly made cocktails at night is even better.
  — Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
• There’s love songs and proud dad songs, corrosive industrial rap and gleaming pop-punk, punchlines and disses, a seven-minute Afrobeat jam and a Yeat collaboration.
  — Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
• In fact, as Afrobeats’ profile has grown, he’s bristled at broad catchall genre terms to characterize music from throughout Africa, arguing for less reductive treatment.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• His sound so far has been uncharacteristically dark and brooding for Afrobeats.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
• In addition to educating folks on that, there are also opportunities for those who attend to paint, take part in spoken word or get into some Afrobeat dancing.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023
• When a genre becomes more popular — like Afrobeats — groups typically will submit a proposal for a new category at the Grammys that is reviewed by its board of trustees and then approved or denied.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
• The duo fused Afrobeat, pop, psychedelic rock, reggae, disco and jazz music with messages about gender equality, government corruption, love and more in both English and Yoruba.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 10 July 2024
• Mr Eazi has been a leading figure in the world of Afrobeats for years, and he’s always had an expansive definition of that ever-rising music’s sonic and cultural possibilities.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• Thwaites acknowledged that Afrobeats is the most popular genre coming from the continent right now, also mentioning amapiano, but said the award also focused on recognizing the diversity of African music.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Sep 2024