Afro-soul
| Afro-soul | |
|---|---|
| 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 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]
- Amanda Black,[6] multi award winning songstress from South Africa
- Simphiwe Dana,[7] praised as "the best thing to happen to Afro-soul music since Miriam Makeba"[2]
- Muma Gee, Nigerian singer
- Scelo Gowane, South African singer
- Siphokazi, a South African artist[8]
- Les Nubians, the French born sisters who are Afropean music singers[9]
- The Budos Band[10]
- K'naan[11]
- Ginger Johnson[12]
- Doug Kazé, Nigerian singer-songwriter[13]
- Manu Dibango, from Cameroon[14]
- Nomfusi, South African artist[15]
- Lekan Babalola[16]
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Robin Denselow (May 17, 2007). "Simphiwe Dana, Zandisile". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 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.
- ^ "City of Cape Town Link". City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "Amanda Black: Music lives in me and takes over when I perform". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ^ "New world news". CMJ New Music Report. Jun 21, 1999. p. 38. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ^ "The Budos Band music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "K'naan music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "Ginger Johnson music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "Manu Dibango music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "Nomfusi (South Africa)". music.org.za. Retrieved Feb 2, 2015.
- ^ "Lekan Babalola music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
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