Apple Music — Afrobeat: America and Beyond

15 songs (1973–2017) — Open in iTunes

About this Playlist

No other musical genre shows so clearly why cross-pollination rules.

Tony Allen & Theo Parrish — Day Like This (Feat. Andrew Ashong & Eska)

Jazz — 2013

Chicago Afrobeat Project — Superstar #7

World — 2007

Mr. Something Something — Why Why Why

Jazz — 2009

The Poets of Rhythm — Serengeti Stroke

R&B — 2013

The Daktaris — Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti

R&B — 1998

Bibi Tanga & The Selenites — Swing Swing

R&B — 2010

Cymande — Pon de Dungle

R&B — 1974

Zozo Afrobeat — Baba Nla Iya (Intense Hardship)

World — 2008

His International Brothers & Ebenezer Obey — Ajoyio

World — 2011

Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra — Future Ancestors (7" Edit)

World — 2010

Fela's Egypt 80 & Seun Kuti — Many Things

World — 2008

Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band — Eyi Su Ngaangaa

World — 2008

Kokolo — The Grunt

R&B — 2009

Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band — Festival

World — 2010

William Onyeabor — Let's Fall in Love

World — 1983