How to Use Afrobeat in a Sentence

Afrobeat

noun

• The record fell within his Afrobeats, dance vibe, which is fitting for the summer.
  — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 July 2025
• And even though Afrobeats has run things and opened so many doors for us, African music is so diverse.
  — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• Just like for Afrobeats right now, many of us don’t really work together.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
• The genres on the list cover a mix of hip-hop, classical, Afrobeats, pop and more.
  — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
• This year, Afrobeats has been largely defined by women, each with their own distinct sound.
  — Marris Adikwu, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2024
• On the other hand, Latin music and Afrobeats are very rapidly growing.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
• Even some of the more contemporary Afrobeat artists drop limited prints of their records on vinyl as well.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
• The energy is high and the mood set to the sounds of Afrobeats and Top 40 urban.
  — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
• His work spans multiple genres, including pop, grime, rap and Afrobeats.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
• Thurber’s songs quote from a variety of influences, most heavily jazz and Afrobeat.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025
• Afrobeats has so many romantic elements to it that can be attributed to the Motown sound.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
• Get your grub on and sway along to a nine-piece, Afrobeat funk band featuring a full horn section and African percussion.
  — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
• In secret ballrooms, queens walk the runway and lip-synch to everything from Afrobeat to pop in hopes of being crowned the winner.
  — Ugonna-Ora Owoh, Vogue, 29 June 2023
• There’s a whole conversation around Fela’s music, which is Afrobeat, as the bedrock for something called Afrobeats.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
• That event brought out 1,000 guests and Afrobeats star Adekunle Gold, who performed for the couple.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
• Just a dance album would be really interesting for me—all types of dance—even Afrobeat or house or like all the subgenres under dance.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
• His music is sleekly rhythmic and versatile, mixing up Afrobeats, R&B, and pop, all heavy on melody.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
• And while Afrobeats as a sonic choice has risen in popularity around the world within the last five years, Adé’s new sound is not just trend-chasing.
  — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• Moon Man] for Afrobeats and becoming the first African artist to lead a track that earned over one billion streams on Spotify.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
• Just like Afrobeats has grown among music listeners, R&B and pop stars have also been inspired by the popular genre.
  — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• The colors for the event were crimson and gold and the music featured a mix of genres, including Ethiopian, modern and Afrobeats.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• Upstairs in the bathroom insulated from the blaring pulse of Afrobeats and dancehall, women in black miniskirts and tight dresses were drying their arms and legs.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
• The debut of this category highlighted the global relevance of Afrobeats and was a milestone that was hard to overlook.
  — Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
• Instead, the track opts for Afrobeats for instrumentation as Scott and Benito carry the first half of the song.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 21 July 2023
• Rema praised Gomez and the originators of Afrobeats, including Shala, in his speech.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The project includes an array of sonic elements from Afrobeat and Afropop to amapiano to R&B, gospel, and hints of mainstream trap and pop.
  — Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 7 May 2024
• Gospel, Afrobeats, 1970s funk, and Sudanese soul rub shoulders on songs full of joyful rhythms and diaspora stories.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2024
• Later in the day, more footage surfaced of her being treated to another massive bouquet of all red roses, and hitting the night scene with the 33-year-old Afrobeat icon.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024
• Davido won artist of the year and digital artist of the year at The Headies, which recognizes African contemporary music and Afrobeats.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2025
• Couples who are lucky enough to snag seats are served Nigerian food by owner-chef Ayo Balogun, set to the tunes of a record player spinning 1970s Afrobeats.
  — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024