AFROBEATS

Afrobeat is a combination of American funk and jazz coupled with West African highlife as well as the percussion and vocal traditions from Yoruba music. It first became popular in Lagos in 1968.

Nigerian Fela Kuti is the most famous artist of Afrobeat. He coined the name and (together with his drummer Tony Allen, who later lived in London) the musical structure in the 1960s and was responsible for the political component of this style. Ray Stephen Oche also toured from Paris with his Matumbo Orchestra.

In the late 1990s, various DJs began to pick up Afrobeat and develop it further.

Afrobeat artists of the 2000s and present, following in the footsteps of Fela Kuti, include his sons Femi Kuti and Seun Kuti, the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra from New York, Franck Biyong & Massak from Cameroon, Segun Damisa & The Afro-beat Crusaders, Newen Afrobeat from Chile, Eddy Taylor & The Heartphones from Cologne, Bantucrew, the Albinoid Afrobeat Orchestra from Strasbourg, Karl Hector & The Malcouns from Munich, Afrodizz and Dele Sosimi, and ex-Africa ’70 members Oghene Kologbo (guitar) with Afrobeat Academy, Nicholas Addo-Nettey (percussion), also known as Pax Nicholas, with Ridimtaksi, both based in Berlin, and Tony Allen (drums). Namibian Ees, actually Eric Sell, also combines Afrobeat with reggae and kwaito.

Meanwhile there are now many producers around the world who offer free afrobeats for non-profit use. These free beats are a good option for beginners. On the other hand it is common for serious artists to buy afrobeats online for-profit use. With the purchase of leasing rights or exclusive rights, it is possible to acquire commercial rights for afrobeats in order to use them commercially.

To put it differently, with the purchase of a license you can sell your songs online and offline. Furthermore, you can distribute your songs on all online portals such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, iTunes, Pandora, Deezer etc.

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