Netflix’s ‘Afrobeats: The Backstory’ shows the genre outside of the American lens - Mic

Music from West Africa is having a moment, but it started much earlier than you think.

The narrative of Afrobeats has often been at the mercy of its most preeminent target audience: the perceived holy grail of crossing over to the United States mainstream music market, its correspondin… [+8125 chars]

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