A British genre of music derived from Afrobeats and dancehall and hip hop
Not to be confused with Afrobeat, a genre pioneered by Fela Kuti, or Afrobeats, of which afroswing is a derivative.
Afroswing
Other names
AfroBashment
Afrobbean
Afrowave
Stylistic origins
Afrobeats
R&B
dancehall
grime
British hip hop
road rap
trap
UK funky
Cultural origins
Mid-2010s, London, England
Afroswing, also known as Afrobashment, or less commonly Afrobbean, or Afrowave[1][2][3] is a genre of music that developed in the UK during the mid-2010s, derivative of dancehall and afrobeats, with influences from trap, British hip hop, R&B, and grime.[4][5][1][6] Commercially, the genre has been very successful, with many afroswing artists making it into the British charts.[1][7][4][8]
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