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Afro-soul | |
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Stylistic origins | Jazz, soul, African music and traditional music gospel 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 has African characteristics of soul music. It has emotional vocals, especially of the lead singer. There is a very strong link between Afro-soul and other genres like afro jazz, afro house,[1] afro tech,[1] amapiano,[2] afrobeats[3] and gqom[4]