Afropop
Afropop is a genre. Afropop grew out of burger-highlife and Nigerian Pop. Its influence carried into Afrobeat, Mbalax, Highlife, Gospel and Jùjú, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 10 connections around Afropop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Afropop came from and where it led.
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Afropop connections
Afropop grew out of burger-highlife and Nigerian Pop, went on to shape Afrobeat, Mbalax, Highlife and Gospel. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What influenced Afropop
Sounds and acts that shaped Afropop.
What Afropop shaped
Where the influence of Afropop travelled next.
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