Afro-soul
| Afro-soul | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Jazz, Soul (especially African Music and Traditional Music) with a touch of Gospel and Reggae. |
| Typical instruments | Drums, Guitar, Vocals and Background Vocals |
| Derivative forms | Afro-pop |
| Fusion genres | |
| Soul and African Music | |
| Local scenes | |
| South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Cameroon, France and Nigeria | |
Afro-soul is a music genre that is a fusion between soul music and African sound. Its distinctive feature from any other African Music genre is the emotional vocals, especially of the lead singer.
There is a very strong link between Afro-soul and other genres like Afro-Jazz, Afropean and Afrobeats.[1]
Notable musicians
- Miriam Makeba,[2] a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist[3]
- Zahara,[4] the South African recently discovered music prodigy[5]
- Simphiwe Dana,[6] praised as "the best thing to happen to Afro-soul music since Miriam Makeba"[2]
- Muma Gee, Nigerian singer
- TeeBan, Nigerian singer
- Siphokazi, a South African artist[7]
- Les Nubians, the French born sisters who are Afropean music singers[8]
- The Budos Band[9]
- K'naan[10]
- Ginger Johnson[11]
- Doug Kazé, Nigerian singer-songwriter [12]
- Manu+Dibango, from Cameroon[13]
- Nomfusi, South African artist[14]
- Lekan Babalola[15]
- Amanda Black
References
- ↑ http://www.vibrationstudio.com/afro_soul.html
- 1 2 Robin Denselow (May 17, 2007). "Simphiwe Dana, Zandisile". The Guardian. Archived from the original on Oct 3, 2014. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Miriam Makeba". sahistory.org.za. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ↑ Chivimbiso Gava (Sep 20, 2011). "ALBUM REVIEW: Zahara's 'Loliwe'". The Times. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.smartcape.org.za/people-of-note/women-of-inspiration/entertainment/zahara-mkutukane.html
- ↑ "ListeningTo: Renowned South African Afro-soul singer Simphiwe Dana". 98.4 Capital FM. Oct 28, 2014. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Siphokazi with her golden voice". Music Industry Online. Jul 1, 2009. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ↑ "New world news". CMJ New Music Report. Jun 21, 1999. p. 38. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/The+Budos+Band
- ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/K%27naan?v=charts
- ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Ginger+Johnson
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Manu+Dibango
- ↑ "Nomfusi (South Africa)". music.org.za. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Lekan+Babalola
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