afrobeats

Etymology

From Afro- + beats.

afrobeats means A 21st-century West African popular music genre blending traditional music styles with Western pop. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 96 out of 100.

noun

A 21st-century West African popular music genre blending traditional music styles with Western pop.“Rema joined Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, and Tems as the only Afrobeats acts to earn album nominations in the history of the Grammys. At 24, he’s the youngest of them.”