Afro-soul
Music genre
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Afro-soul is a genre of music that blends elements of soul music with African rhythms and instrumentation.[1] It combines emotive vocal styles and lyrical themes characteristic of soul with traditional African musical elements, including indigenous rhythms, percussion instruments such as drums and shakers, and local languages or dialects.
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| Derivative forms | Afro-pop[citation needed] |
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While artists such as South African singer Miriam Makeba helped popularize soul-influenced African music in the 1950s and 1960s, the term "Afro-soul" has been more commonly used in later decades to describe a range of contemporary artists across Africa. The genre has since grown in popularity across the continent and internationally, often overlapping with styles like Afrobeat, neo-soul, and R&B.
Notable musicians
- Brymo, Nigerian singer[2]
- Miriam Makeba,[3] a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist[4]
- Zahara, South African singer[5]
- Efya, Ghanaian singer
- Amanda Black,[6] multi award-winning songstress from South Africa
- Simphiwe Dana,[7] praised as "the best thing to happen to Afro-soul music since Miriam Makeba"[3]
- Nathi Mankayi[8]
- Libianca, Cameroonian-American singer[9]
- Lira (singer)[10]
- Muma Gee, Nigerian singer
- Scelo Gowane, South African singer
- Siphokazi, a South African artist[11]
- Les Nubians, the French born sisters who are Afropean music singers[12]
- The Budos Band[13]
- K'naan[citation needed]
- Ginger Johnson[citation needed]
- Doug Kazé, Nigerian singer-songwriter[14]
- Manu Dibango, from Cameroon[citation needed]
- Nomfusi, South African artist[15]
- Lekan Babalola[citation needed]
- Grace Matata, Tanzanian singer[16]
- Kumbie, Zimbabwean singer-songwriter
- Joe Nina, South Africa singer-Songwriter
