Afrosounds
Afrosounds is a genre. Afrosounds grew out of Afrobeat. It sits close to Afro-rave, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afro-fusion, Afro-pop and Afro-trap, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 7 connections around Afrosounds. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Afrosounds came from and where it led.
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Afrosounds connections
Afrosounds grew out of Afrobeat, shares an orbit with Afro-rave, went on to shape Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afro-fusion and Afro-pop. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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