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Zouk. Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora [1][2] that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing majorly out of Nigeria.
Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk[ 1 ][ 2 ]) is a West African music genre, fusing influences from Nigerian (such as Yoruba and Igbo music) and Ghanaian (such as highlife) music, with American funk, jazz, and soul influences. [ 3 ] With a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion, [ 4 ] the style was pioneered in the ...
In December 2022, Asake was crowned "artiste of the year" by "Audiomack" after his debut studio album Mr. Money with the Vibes amassed over 330 million streams, and was subsequently announced alongside Kizz Daniel, Snazzy the Optimist and 1ucid as one of the most streamed and top trending artists in February 2023 by the platform, [30] [31] after releasing the single “Yoga” in January 2023 ...
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Wizkid was born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun on 16 July 1990 in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria. He started singing and recording music at the age of 11 in a group called the Glorious Five. He joined Empire Mates Entertainment record label in 2009. The songwriter, singer and performer worked hard in the early days of his music career in Nigeria’s highly ...
Wizkid’s music career has not been without controversy. Like many of his contemporaries in the industry, he rose to fame amid worries over objectifying images of women in some of his lyrics and music videos. I have argued elsewherethat sexual objectification of women has been a useful strategy for publicity, and serves as a means of enhancing his s...
Wizkid has won more prestigious local and international music awards than any of his Afrobeats peers. He has more than 100 nominations in different categories of music awards. Some of his big wins include Artist of the Year at the 2021 Apple Music Awards, two BET Awards for Best International Act, three Soul Train Music Awards, an MTV Europe awards...
Feb 14, 2024 · In 2022, Billboard established a new chart to track Afrobeats hits in the U.S. Burna Boy, one of the emergent superstars, made history as the first African artist to sell out a U.S. stadium in ...
Mar 31, 2022 · Published: March 31, 2022 9:29am EDT ... Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti and Rocky Dawuni) have been nominated for ... But it took an album richly intertwined with Fela’s essence for an Afrobeats artist to ...
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Feb 2, 2022 · 02/02/2022 February 2, 2022. Afrobeats music has taken the world by storm. Hit after hit featuring African artists has been trending on charts across the globe. But why now?
