Afro-Pop Music: Album, Track and Artist Charts

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Description of Afro-Pop

This is an informal tag applied to a group of African performers, particularly from the continent's western bulge, who have found themselves among the most popular Worldbeat acts. In the past decade, Senegal's Youssou N'Dour, Mali's Ali Farka Toure, Benin's Angelique Kidjo, and a handful of others have been heard in dance halls around the world and have been booked on global tours. They typically have charismatic stage personalities, and build ensembles that are exotic to Western ears, and strong on rhythm.

Afro-Pop Key Tracks

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Play/Add	Track	Artist
	1. M'bife	Amadou & Mariam
	2. Djin Djin	Angelique Kidjo
	3. Baay Faal	Youssou N'Dour
	4. Vanorapa	Chiwoniso
	5. Jalousie	Madilu System
	6. Balance	Sara Tavares
	7. Paris Dakar - (with Disiz La Peste)	Daara J
	8. Azmari Dub	Dub Colossus
	9. Living Like a Refugee	Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
	10. Sower Of Words (Featuring Dave Matthews)	Vusi Mahlasela
	11. Respect	Lucky Dube
	12. Wamato	Les Amazones De Guinee
	13. Hoobaale	K'naan
	14. Neneh Africa	Ousman Danedjo
	15. L'Ange Djibril (Hallelujah)	Wasis Diop

Afro-Pop Key Albums

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World/Reggae > Africa > Afro-Pop

Afro-Pop Key Artists

Africando

A collection of top African
musicians, Africando plays
heavily Cuban-influenced
music while singing in
Senegalese dialects.

Angelique Kidjo

The diminutive Kidjo has a
gigantic voice and an
outsized stage presence.
And she'll make you dance!

Baaba Maal

One of Mali's top stars for
nearly two decades, the
innovative Maal embraces
folkloric music and
electronica. Always expe...

Etoile De Dakar

Etoile launched Youssou
N'Dour and spurred the
creation of mbalax, a
combination of African,
Caribbean and pop music.

Johnny Clegg

Politicized white South
African Clegg embraced
Zulu music and led two
successful, integrated
bands during the aparthei...

Kanda Bongo Man

A soukous master and
distinctive singer, Kanda
Bongo Man updated the
music while bringing it a
wider audience.

Papa Wemba

A charismatic singer who
found a spotlight and hasn't
stepped out of it, Zaire's
Papa Wemba looks good and
makes great music. Wemb...

Wasis Diop

Wasis Diop is a Senegalese
singer-songwriter who has
found success in Europe
thanks to his lush
compositions. Working wi...

Youssou N'Dour

One of Africa's best-known
musicians, N'Dour was a
major star in his native
Senegal before finding
wider fame. N'Dour found...

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