afrobeat
Music that combines West African musical styles with American funk, jazz, and soul…Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.
Afrobeat
афробитafrobit
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Afro- + beat.From Afro- + beat.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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