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Afrobeat 101

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African grooves mixed with funk, jazz, rock, and soul: this is your first lesson in Afrobeat 101.

38 songs • 4 hours and 10 minutes

1Zombie
Zombie
The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV [Explicit]
Fela Kuti
12:24
2Progress
Progress
Progress, Jealousy
Tony Allen With Africa 70
09:40
3Truth Don Die (Album Version)
Truth Don Die (Album Version)
Lifestyle2 - Dance Grooves Vol 1 (International Version)
Femi Kuti
06:15
4Dirty Money
Dirty Money
Antibalas
Antibalas
06:15
5The Panther
The Panther
Afro-Soul Machine
Manu Dibango
02:29
6Heaven
Heaven
Soundway presents Afro Tropical Soundz, Vol. 1
Ebo Taylor
06:05
7Budos Rising
Budos Rising
The Budos Band II
The Budos Band
04:49
8Mista President (Remastered)
Mista President (Remastered)
Freedom No Go Die (Remastered)
The Souljazz Orchestra
06:36
9Many Things
Many Things
Many Things
Seun Kuti + Fela's Egypt 80
08:03
10Aihe Ni Kpe We
Aihe Ni Kpe We
The Kings of Benin Urban Groove 1972 - 80
T. P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
07:12
11Hihache (Remastered)
Hihache (Remastered)
Soul Makossa
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
06:57
12Danger
Danger
Mothers Garden (The Funky Sounds Of Female Africa 1975 - 1984)
The Lijadu Sisters
05:52
13Afro-Blues
Afro-Blues
Afro-Blues [Clean]
Orlando Julius & His Afro-Sounders
06:13
14Akula Owu Onyeara
Akula Owu Onyeara
Dancing Time, the Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77 (Soundway Records)
The Funkees
07:28
15Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti
Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti
Soul Explosion
The Daktaris
05:06
16African Dialects
African Dialects
Wanted Afrobeat: From Diggers to Music Lovers
Peter King
04:49
17Mister Sinister
Mister Sinister
The Best Of
Kokolo
03:48
18Make It Fast, Make It Slow
Make It Fast, Make It Slow
Make It Fast, Make It Slow (Soundway Records)
Rob
05:26
19Better Than That
Better Than That
We Love Afrobeat!
Nomo
06:32
20Hypocrisy (Album Version)
Hypocrisy (Album Version)
Step Three
Blo
07:21
21Allah Wakbarr
Allah Wakbarr
World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing
Ofo & The Black Company
03:30
22Bukom Mashie
Bukom Mashie
Soundway presents Afro Tropical Soundz, Vol. 1
Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band
05:07
23Break Through
Break Through
This Is Marijata
Marijata
04:59
24Tire Loma Da Nigbehin
Tire Loma Da Nigbehin
Dawn Of Awarness
MonoMono
04:46
25The Offering
The Offering
Stone by Stone
Ikebe Shakedown
03:46
26Keleya
Keleya
Keleya
Moussa Doumbia
10:41
27Lagos Sisi
Lagos Sisi
Man No Die
Bola Johnson
03:23
28Ventania
Ventania
III
Bixiga 70
05:36
29You No Fit Touch Am
You No Fit Touch Am
You No Fit Touch Am
Dele Sosimi
07:23
30From Sheep to Sheep
From Sheep to Sheep
Kaléidoscope
Fanga
06:35
31Kyekye Pe Aware
Kyekye Pe Aware
The Kusum Beat
The Sweet Talks
04:56
32Adebo
Adebo
Who Say I Tire
Segun Bucknor
05:49
33Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu
Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu
Soundway presents Ghana Special (Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81)
K. Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiestas
06:56
34No Time
No Time
Kif Kif
Afrodizz
07:14
35Opposite People
Opposite People
Newen Plays Fela [Explicit]
Newen Afrobeat feat. Seun Kuti, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Felipe Echavarría, Okon Lyamba, Oladimeji Akinyele, Samuel Ojo David & Adebowale Adewunmi
13:38
36Wait for Me
Wait for Me
Wait for Me
Roger Damawuzan & Les As Du Benin
03:19
37Omelebele
Omelebele
Lagos Chop Up
Dr Victor Olaiya
05:59
38Feel Alright
Feel Alright
Rhino
Albino!
05:27
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