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Genres that laid the foundation for the development of African music
The rise of Afrobeats and Amapiano stems from years of effort to redefine African music beyond the vague ‘world music’ label into clear, distinct genres.
May is celebrated worldwide as Africa Month, and nothing embodies the spirit of the continent than the diversity of its musical rhythms. The success of contemporary sounds like Afrobeats and Amapiano that now attract a manic global following comes from years of relentless struggle to shift African music from the amorphous ‘world music’ categorisation into distinct genres.
In this first part of the Africa Month series, BD Life pays homage to five homegrown musical styles that revolved around the larger-than-life personalities of their chief exponents, to transcend borders and leave their mark internationally.
