Afrobeats: The Backstory
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Afrobeats: The Backstory: Season 1

Air Date

June 29, 2022

Episodes

12 episodes

Afrobeats: The Backstory

Season 1

Overview

Music pioneers Kenny Ogungbe, Dayo "D1" Adeneye, Paul "Play" Dairo and others dive into the rise of Afrobeats, the Nigerian global music phenomenon.

Episodes

OG before IG & The 3 Boy Bands

1. OG before IG & The 3 Boy Bands

June 29, 2022
44 min
1999 & the 5 Beat Pattern

2. 1999 & the 5 Beat Pattern

June 29, 2022
43 min
The UK Scene & D'banj and Don Jazzy

3. The UK Scene & D'banj and Don Jazzy

June 29, 2022
46 min
Music Videos & Music Stations

4. Music Videos & Music Stations

June 29, 2022
40 min
American Dream & Local Rappers

5. American Dream & Local Rappers

June 29, 2022
44 min
Record Labels & the Queens

6. Record Labels & the Queens

June 29, 2022
41 min
DJs, Producers & Dancehall Music

7. DJs, Producers & Dancehall Music

June 29, 2022
42 min
The New New Sound & the Fusion of African Music

8. The New New Sound & the Fusion of African Music

June 29, 2022
37 min
Wizkid & Davido and Yoruba Language in Afrobeats

9. Wizkid & Davido and Yoruba Language in Afrobeats

June 29, 2022
37 min
The Big Concerts

10. The Big Concerts

June 29, 2022
41 min
Afrobeat & Afrobeats, History & Present

11. Afrobeat & Afrobeats, History & Present

June 29, 2022
40 min
Afrobeats to the World

12. Afrobeats to the World

June 29, 2022
39 min
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