Back to Africa: The New World Afro-Diaspora Roots of Modern African Music

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

(Igbo rap)

 

[Bawon Samedi]

To be honest I prefer Sahelian Kora music over the stereotypical WA coastal drumming music.


IDK it just sounds underrated but also mystic...

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

(Dancehall influenced Igbo highlife)

 

[BigMan]

Speaking of dancehall

wizkid comecloser is straight dancehall

Of course there was a huge debate in the YouTube comments smh

 

[AB Ziggy]

Speaking of dancehall

wizkid comecloser is straight dancehall

Of course there was a huge debate in the YouTube comments smh

Dancehall has been on the rise in Africa for quite a few years now. So far Nigeria and Ghana are the dominant countries in this genre.

 

[3rdWorld]

Dancehall has been on the rise in Africa for quite a few years now. So far Nigeria and Ghana are the dominant countries in this genre.

Nah breh, I beg to differ

Zimbabwe is the king of dancehall in Africa, these other dudes are new to the game.

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Afrobeats (derived from dancehall influences) + Rap

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Basically, the Ghanaian version of 'Frog Back' (dancehall)

 

[Yehuda]

Moroccan music and Algerian raï. From Mediterranean Mosaic: Popular Music and Global Sounds.

 

[Yehuda]

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Congolese Rumba (influenced from Cuba)

 

[shadowking]

Congolese Rumba (influenced from Cuba)

Didn't wizkid win an award recently beating jayz and drake or so?

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Didn't wizkid win an award recently beating jayz and drake or so?

Oh, I thought he beat Davido for an award?

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Not sure if I've already posted it, but this is a black South African take on 1960s American R&B

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Obviously influenced by House/techno music - was featured in Black Panther