Afrobeats

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A 21st-century West African popular music genre blending traditional music styles with Western pop. uncountable

    "Rema joined Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, and Tems as the only Afrobeats acts to earn album nominations in the history of the Grammys. At 24, he’s the youngest of them."

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"Rema joined Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, and Tems as the only Afrobeats acts to earn album nominations in the history of the Grammys. At 24, he’s the youngest of them."

Etymology

From Afro- + beats.

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