afrobeat

See also: Afrobeat

English

Alternative forms

Afrobeat

Etymology

Afro- +‎ beat

Noun

afrobeat (uncountable)

(music) Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.

Descendants

Portuguese: afrobeat
Spanish: afrobeat

Translations

a fusion of jazz and funk from Nigeria

Esperanto: afrobito
German: Afrobeat (de) m
Portuguese: afrobeat m
Russian: афробит (ru) m (afrobit)
Spanish: afrobeat m

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English afrobeat.

Noun

afrobeat m (uncountable)

(music) afrobeat (a fusion of jazz and funk from Nigeria)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English afrobeat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /afɾoˈbit/ [a.fɾoˈβ̞it̪]
Rhymes: -it

Noun

afrobeat m (uncountable)

afrobeat

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