African

8 genres · 4 relations

Family tree

Nested derivation, modernization and influence relationships within this category. Genres with multiple parents are placed under their primary parent; secondary parents are annotated as “(also from…)”.

Network diagram (supplementary)

All relationships (siblings, fusions and the rest) drawn as a graph. Use the family tree above for the overall structure; this view fills in the cross-links.

Genre relations1920s1960s1970s1990s2000s2010sHighlifeHighlifeRaïRaïSoukousSoukousAfrobeatAfrobeatMbalaxMbalaxKwaitoKwaitoAfrobeatsAfrobeatsAmapianoAmapianoLegendlineage (derived / modernized / regional)influencesibling / fused
Legend
lineage (derived / modernized / regional)influencesibling / fused
Relationships between genres in the African category (all edge types included).

Genres in this category

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