Afrobeats
Afrobeats was originated from Nigeria highlife and heavy Afrcian drumbeats. Highlife was originated in Ghana at the turn of the 20th century.
Politics are essential to Afrobeat, since founder Kuti used social criticism to pave the way for social change. His message can be described as confrontational and controversial, which can be related to the political climate of most of the African countries in the 1970s
Some of the instruments used were: Lead vocals, Chorus vocals, Rhythm guitar(s), Tenor guitar, Bass guitar,
During the course of the years, afrobeats developed including the instrumentation. There was usually a big band that delivered energetic performances
Many jazz musicians have been attracted to afrobeat. From Roy Ayers in the 1970s to Randy Weston in the 1990s, there have been collaborations that have resulted in albums such as Africa: Centre of the World by Roy Ayers, released on the Polydore label in 1981.
In 1994 Branford Marsalis, the American jazz saxophonist, included samples of Fela's "Beast of No Nation" on his Buckshot LeFonque album.
thus re-introducing the genre to new generations of listeners and fans of afropop and groove
The new generation of DJs and musicians of the 2000s who have fallen in love with both Kuti's material and other rare releases have made compilations and remixes of these recordings
There was a new sound with music from the Congo, with rhumba spearheading the music scene in Africa, then came makossa from Cameroon, kwaito from South Africa, highlife from Ghana
The new genre seeks inspiration from Afrobeat, hiplife, UK house, Jamaican dancehall, as well as various local musics.
There are several active afrobeat bands worldwide today. Afrobeat today is often mixed with other genres, such as hip hop, makossa, gospel, skelewu, shoki, shakitibobo. dancehall and galala.
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