Meanings
nounAfrobeats (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmentA 21st-century West African popular music genre blending traditional music styles with Western pop.
Rema joined Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, and Tems as the only Afrobeats acts to earn album nominations in the history of the Grammys. At 24, he’s the youngest of them.
2025 March 14, Mankaprr Conteh, “How Rema Became an Afrobeats Visionary”, in Rolling Stone
Origin
From Afro- + beats.
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APA
Afrobeats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrobeats
MLA
“Afrobeats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrobeats. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afrobeats,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrobeats.
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