Afro fusion

Afro fusion
Afro fusion
Other names	Afrofusion; afro-fusion;
Stylistic origins	South African traditional music; traditional African music; world music; worldbeat; crossover music; afropop; experimental music;
Cultural origins	1970s–1980s, South Africa
Typical instruments	mbira; violin; saxophone; harmonica; drums; steel-string acoustic guitar; singing; keyboard;
Other topics
	Jazz fusion; tsapiky; afro rock; marabi; maskandi; jaiva;

Afro fusion (also spelled afrofusion or afro-fusion)^[1]^[2] is a dance and musical style that emerged between the 1970s and 2000s.^[a] In the same way as the dance style the musical style invokes fuses of various regional and inter-continental musical cultures for instance jazz, hip hop, kwaito, reggae, soul, pop, kwela, blues, folk, rock and afrobeat.^[b]

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^ Gaanakgomo, Constance (2 October 2023). "Afro-fusion star Siphokazi chats music hiatus and new project in the pipeline". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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[1] Reporter, Staff (16 October 1998). "In a dance state". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

[2] Gaanakgomo, Constance (2 October 2023). "Afro-fusion star Siphokazi chats music hiatus and new project in the pipeline". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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Afro fusion
Other names	Afrofusion afro-fusion
Stylistic origins	South African traditional music traditional African music world music worldbeat crossover music afropop experimental music
Cultural origins	1970s–1980s, South Africa
Typical instruments	mbira violin saxophone harmonica drums steel-string acoustic guitar singing keyboard
Other topics
Jazz fusion tsapiky afro rock marabi maskandi jaiva