Afrobeats

Kanye West is another musician now taking an interest in artists from far-flung corners of the world, recently working with K-pop trio JYJ.On the UK club scene, too, Afrobeats don't think Fela Kuti, but Nigerian hip-hop artists like D'banj are suddenly all the rage.

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The theater is decorated with lights, posters, African flags, masks … and you hear Afrobeats playing over the loudspeakers.

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