Afropop

noun

Af·ro·pop ˈa-frō-ˌpäp

: African popular music

Soulful, funky Afropop is Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo's forte.—

Erin Taylor Monroney

Examples of Afropop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While maintaining a musical style predominantly centered around Afropop, Dystinct has recently begun experimenting with blending dialects, incorporating elements of Moroccan Darija with Egyptian or Gulf dialects. —

Hala Mustafa, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024 Produced by Kel-P, the track employs a spellbinding, psychedelic flavor of Afropop that draws listeners in just the way the rockstar lifestyle drew in Gold. —

Heran Mamo, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024 Your press materials for The Evil Genius describe Afropop and Afrobeats as two genres included across it. —

Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023 The album is all over the map, with a colorful sonic palette of R&B, Afropop, guitar pop and even Japanese folk. —

Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 June 2023 Then, with his third album, Playboy, the rising star outdid himself with a collection of quintessentially euphoric Afropop. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 Dec. 2022

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