Afrofunk

Afrofunk

Afrofunk (or African Funk) is a musical genre that evolved from afrobeat in the late 1970's and early 1980's. The term "afrofunk" was coined by Fela Kuti's drummer Tony Allen (musician) .

After leaving Fela's Africa 70 band, Allen developed a hybrid sound, deconstructing & fusing Afrobeat with electronica, dub, R&B, and rap. Allen refers to this synthesis as afrofunk.

Modern proponents of afrofunk mix afrobeat with 1970's African funk (mainly from Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone), afropop, jazz, highlife, James Brown style soul-funk, and diverse West African tribal musical traditions.

Bands

Modern afrofunk bands include:

*Femi Kuti
*Tony Allen
*Chopteeth
*Olufumi
*Dele Sosimi
*Nomo
*O.J. Ekemode
* [http://www.theafromotive.com/ The Afromotive]


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