African pop music, shortened as Afropop music is a music genre that conveys an array of language, culture, culture, histories, and political movements. Afropop is also described as a music genre played on different electric instruments and inspired by Western pop or Soul music.
The best Afro-pop artist in Ghana?
King Promise, officially called Gregory Bortey Newman, is a Ghanaian Highlife and Afrobeat singer and songwriter who has been signed to the Legacy Life Entertainment Record Label. He was born in Ghana on 16, August, 1995, and started his music career at the age of 21 and has since become one of the most popular artists in the country. King Promise is the current Best Afropop artist and was awarded at the 2023 VGMA Awards as the Best Afrobeat/Afropop Artist of the Year with his hit song TERMINATOR.
Who is the best Afropop artist in the world?
The best Afropop artist in 2023?
After a second-place finish on the 2022 year rankings, Burna Boy avenges his result from the previous year and achieves the No. 1 rank on Billboards 2023 year-end U.S Afrobeats Artists Chart.
Who is the king of Afropop worldwide?
Wizkid, officially called Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter in the Afrobeats music scene. He is currently the best Afropop artist in the history of music and inherited it from the inventor of this music genre, Fela Kuti, who is said to have died from an HIV/AIDS denial and was buried the following year.
Are Afropop and Afro-fusion the same?
Afrobeats is also sometimes referred to as Afropop and Afro-fusion. A few artists have used the same alternative name to describe their music. Don Jazzy has stated he prefers Afropop rather than Afrobeat. Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido all use Afro-fusion or Afropop to describe their music instead of Afrobeat.
Tiwa Savage, officially known as Tiwa Omolara Savage, is the reigning queen of Afro beats. Tiwa Savage has signed to Motown record label and is making every effort to move her music to its highest peak.
written by Ruth Ama Onumah
