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African artists with major US industry support have the advantage - now more than ever.
Afrobeats truly conquered the globe, influencing music styles, packing out stadiums and lifting awards.
With Renaissance, Beyoncé is again shaping pop culture, honouring black disco pioneers and Africa’s rise.
Nigerian popular music - Afrobeats - is storming the world’s stages. But it’s just the latest stage in a vibrant century of recorded music in the country.
Of a record nine nominees, seven are from West Africa. The global rise of Afrobeats music owes its soul to Nigeria’s iconic star Fela Kuti.
Afrobeats emerged when West African pop music became cool. It has been boosted by the diaspora, big name collaborations and American culture.
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Research Fellow, Rhodes University
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Potsdam
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Lecturer in Music, University of Nigeria
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Visiting Fellow, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science