Essential Afrobeat

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  1. Fela Kuti,
  2. Antibalas,
  3. Manu Dibango,
  4. Daktaris,
  5. Blo
In the 1970s a new genre of music emerged from Nigeria called afrobeat. Created by the legendary bandleader Fela Kuti, afrobeat combined funk, jazz and psychedelic rock with West African highlife music and politically-charged lyrics.
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