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Afrobeat
Fela’s funk-jazz-Yoruba fusion
1968· Lagos
Parent genre(1)
Influence(3)
“Named for, but musically distinct from, Fela’s Afrobeat.”
“Afrobeat’s polyrhythm influences modern funk and hip-hop producers.”
Member(3)
“Genre classification (Wikidata P136).”