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Afrobeats — genealogy

60 genres · 91 edges

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

Family tree

Yemeni Traditional Music600–
- Taarab1880–
  - Bongo Flava1995–
Mande Griot Tradition1235–
- Blues1890–(also from Negro Spirituals, Mexican Rock Urbano)
  - Ragtime1890–
  - Jazz1910–(also from Ragtime)
    - Afrobeat1968–(also from Highlife, Jùjú Music, Funk)
  - Country1920–
  - Rhythm and Blues1947–(also from Black Gospel)
Beninese Vodun Music1600–
- Haitian Vodou Music1700–
Negro Spirituals1700–
- Black Gospel1930–(also from Pentecostal / Charismatic Worship)
Son Jarocho1700–
Gospel1900–
Mento1900–
- Ska1959–
  - Rocksteady1966–
    - Reggae1968–(also from Haitian Vodou Music, Nyabinghi Drumming, Amharic Pop, Kaneka)
Pentecostal / Charismatic Worship1906–
Nyabinghi Drumming1930–
Finnish Pop / Rap1960–
- Hip Hop1973–(also from French Rap, Italian Rap / Sanremo Pop, German Rap, Bongo Flava, Lusophone Hip-Hop, Polish Rap, Swiss-German Rap (Mundart), Russian Rap / Trap, Swedish-Language Rap, Argentine Trap, Gengetone, Soul, Plunderphonics, Nayda, Corridos Tumbados, Rosalía-Generation Spanish Pop, Balkan Trap)
  - Trap2003–(also from Russian Rap / Trap, Swedish-Language Rap, Modern Russian Rap, Argentine Trap, Balkan Trap, Corridos Tumbados)
    - Rosalía-Generation Spanish Pop2017–
Chilean Nueva Ola1962–
- Rock and Roll1950–(also from Son Jarocho, Blues, Country, Australian Pub Rock)
Fuji Music1968–
Mexican Rock Urbano1968–
Amharic Pop1970–
Original Pilipino Music1970–
Australian Pub Rock1973–
French Rap1985–
Plunderphonics1985–
Kaneka1986–
Italian Rap / Sanremo Pop1990–
Lusophone Hip-Hop1995–
Polish Rap2000–
Moroccan Pop2003–
- Nayda2003–
Swiss-German Rap (Mundart)2005–
Ghanaian Afrobeats2013–
- Highlife1920–(also from Asakaa)
  - Palm-wine Music1890–
    - Jùjú Music1929–
  - Afrobeats2000–(also from Afrobeat, Fuji Music, Reggae, Hip Hop)
    - Afro Fusion2018–
Modern Russian Rap2015–
- German Rap1990–
- Russian Rap / Trap2010–
Swedish-Language Rap2015–
Argentine Trap2017–
Corridos Tumbados2017–
Balkan Trap2018–
Gengetone2018–
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 Afrobeats (up to 60 genres).

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

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