African Popular Music - Genres

Genres

Genres of African popular music include:

  • Afrobeat
  • Apala
  • Benga
  • Bongo Flava
  • Bikutsi
  • Cape Jazz
  • Coupé-Décalé
  • Chimurenga
  • Fuji music
  • Genge
  • Highlife
  • Hiplife
  • Isicathamiya
  • Jit
  • Jùjú
  • Kapuka
  • Kizomba
  • Kuduro
  • Kwaito
  • Kwela
  • Makossa
  • Maloya
  • Marrabenta
  • Mbalax
  • Museve
  • Mbaqanga
  • Mbube
  • Morna
  • Palm-wine
  • Pandza
  • Raï
  • Reggae
  • Sakara
  • Sega
  • Semba
  • Shangaan disco
  • Shangaan electro
  • Soukous
  • Taarab
  • Zouglou

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