Afropop
noun
Af·ro·pop
ˈa-frō-ˌpäp 
: African popular music
Soulful, funky Afropop is Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo's forte.—
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The singer, whose genre-defying style blends Afropop, Fuji, Juju, R&B, and Amapiano, is positioned to bridge the gap between the past and the future of Yoruba music.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
While West Africa’s Afropop has exploded in worldwide popularity in recent years, the music that had defined this small southern country for decades is now being defined by violence.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
The music is a variety from hip-hop to Afropop to Amapiano to dance music, EDM, everything.
—Lee Middleton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
The songs thrum with mystery and even menace, touched by something supernatural, with subtle resonances of exotica, tropicália, and Afropop, Paul Simon, and Canadian legend Terry Jacks.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
His entire discography and résumé of collaborators — who span hip-hop, jazz, R&B, pop, funk, and Afropop, among other genres — are proof of his popularity.
—Connor Garel, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Her mix of upbeat Afropop with a soulful vocal register brought her to the mainstream.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Leaping from Highlife to Afropop, then Atlanta rap to ambient electronic, Amaarae undressed her conservative and feral impulses on the 2023 release that arrived three years after her debut.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
But that is enough space to nod to Chappell Roan’s meteoric rise and the hold that Brat Summer had on the collective imagination, as well as Future and Metro Boomin’s world-shaking collaboration and Tyla’s vision of Afropop.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
While West Africa’s Afropop has exploded in worldwide popularity in recent years, the music that had defined this small southern country for decades is now being defined by violence.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
The music is a variety from hip-hop to Afropop to Amapiano to dance music, EDM, everything.
—Lee Middleton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
The songs thrum with mystery and even menace, touched by something supernatural, with subtle resonances of exotica, tropicália, and Afropop, Paul Simon, and Canadian legend Terry Jacks.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
His entire discography and résumé of collaborators — who span hip-hop, jazz, R&B, pop, funk, and Afropop, among other genres — are proof of his popularity.
—Connor Garel, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Her mix of upbeat Afropop with a soulful vocal register brought her to the mainstream.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Leaping from Highlife to Afropop, then Atlanta rap to ambient electronic, Amaarae undressed her conservative and feral impulses on the 2023 release that arrived three years after her debut.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
But that is enough space to nod to Chappell Roan’s meteoric rise and the hold that Brat Summer had on the collective imagination, as well as Future and Metro Boomin’s world-shaking collaboration and Tyla’s vision of Afropop.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Afropop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Afropop. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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