Afrobeats Is Everywhere.

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      FELA, 1938-1997
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on Afrobeats, the popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana and Great Britain in the 2000s and 2010s. Topics discussed include the Hottest Coalition of Nigerian DJs' promotion of West African popular music, difference between Afrobeats and the Afrobeat music popularized by Fela Kuti in the 1970s, and the global interest in music from Africa.