Afrobeat
noun
a genre of music that originated in Nigeria in the 1960s and combines elements of traditional West African musical styles with funk, soul, and jazz.
Afrobeats
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pluralof Afrobeat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It doesn't have Lagos's famous, and infamous, raucousness -- but neither does it have a riposte to the Lagos' film industry, known as Nollywood, or its major corporate headquarters and roster of Afrobeats stars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
That’s why we love dancehall, Afrobeats, amapiano and now as we’ve seen in the last years, Afro House, and these other genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Beyond Ryonex, there exists a universe of algo-manipulating copypastas that concern everything from authentic Afrobeats superstars to fake Asian rappers, international holidays to articles of clothing, legit news items to dumbed-down historical timelines.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
So you get a track like Where Do We Go, which marries a sashaying Afrobeats rhythm to a hypnotic electronic pulse.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
My heart thumps with the Afrobeats that float through the breeze.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
