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Afrobeat — genealogy

56 genres · 89 edges

Starting from Afrobeat, this view follows ancestor and descendant edges across multiple levels, covering a wider footprint than the direct-neighborhood (ego) graph.

Family tree

Mande Griot Tradition1235–
- Blues1890–(also from Negro Spirituals, Mexican Rock Urbano)
  - Ragtime1890–
  - Jazz1910–(also from Ragtime)
    - Afrobeat1968–(also from Highlife, Jùjú Music, Funk)
  - Rhythm and Blues1947–(also from Black Gospel)
Mor Lam1500–
- Folk1940–(also from Schlager, Original Pilipino Music, Aboriginal Rock / Indigenous Australian, Spanish Indie)
Negro Spirituals1700–
- Black Gospel1930–(also from Pentecostal / Charismatic Worship)
Son Jarocho1700–
Old-Time Music1850–
- Country1920–(also from Blues, Luk Thung)
Latin Bolero1885–
- Nueva Canción1960–
  - Chilean Rock1979–(also from Punk Rock)
- Chilean Nueva Ola1962–(also from Chilean Rock)
  - Rock and Roll1950–(also from Son Jarocho, Blues, Country, Australian Pub Rock)
    - Rock1960–(also from Irish Showband, Aboriginal Rock / Indigenous Australian, Blues, Folk, Nayda, Chinese Folk-Rock)
      - Punk Rock1974–(also from Celtic Punk, Basque Rock, Spanish Rock, Portuguese Rock, Chinese Rock)
Gospel1900–
Mento1900–
- Ska1959–
  - Basque Rock1983–
Pentecostal / Charismatic Worship1906–
Luk Thung1952–
Irish Showband1958–
Finnish Pop / Rap1960–
- Schlager1950–
Spanish Rock1961–
Original Pilipino Music1970–
Australian Pub Rock1973–
Aboriginal Rock / Indigenous Australian1980–
Mexican Rock en Español1985–
- Mexican Rock Urbano1968–
Modern Celtic Fusion1985–
- Irish Folk Revival1962–
  - Irish Traditional Music1700–
    - Celtic Punk1982–
Chinese Rock1986–
Moroccan Pop2003–
- Nayda2003–
Spanish Indie2005–
Portuguese Indie2008–
- Portuguese Rock1978–
Chinese Folk-Rock2010–
Ghanaian Afrobeats2013–
- Highlife1920–(also from Asakaa)
  - Palm-wine Music1890–
    - Jùjú Music1929–
  - Afrobeats2000–(also from Afrobeat)
    - Afro Fusion2018–
UK Neo-Soul / R&B2018–
- Soul1955–(also from Negro Spirituals, Blues, Gospel, Black Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll, Original Pilipino Music)
  - Funk1967–
Asakaa2020–

Network diagram (supplementary)

Legend

lineage (derived / modernized / regional)influencesibling / fused

Full genealogy centered on Afrobeat (up to 60 genres).

See the neighborhood graph (direct relationships only) · Afrobeat detail

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