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Ghanaian pop

Ghanaian pop is a genre. Ghanaian pop grew out of burger-highlife. Its influence carried into Azonto, Afrobeats, Hiplife, burger-highlife and Ghanaian gospel, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 6 connections around Ghanaian pop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Ghanaian pop came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ghanaian popburger-highlifeAzontoAfrobeatsHiplifeburger-highlifeGhanaian gospel

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Ghanaian pop connections

Ghanaian pop grew out of burger-highlife, went on to shape Azonto, Afrobeats, Hiplife and burger-highlife. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Ghanaian pop

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Ghanaian pop.

What Ghanaian pop shaped

Legacy5

Where the influence of Ghanaian pop travelled next.

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