/r/AfroBashment
AfroBashment (also referred to as Afroswing) is a British genre of music derivative of Afrobeats (with the s), with influences coming from Grime, UK Funky, Afropop, and Dancehall. Popular artists would be J Hus, Kojo Funds, MoStack, ZieZie, Belly Squad, Not3s, Swarmz, Kimbo, B Young, Hardy Caprio, NSG, Lotto Boyzz, One Acen, etc.
This subreddit is for UK Afro-Bashment (also known as afroswing). AfroBashment / Afroswing is a British genre of music derived from Afrobeats (with the s) music, mixing it with Grime, UK Rap, Dancehall, Afropop. It is also sometimes referred to as Afrobbean and Afrowave music.
Afrobeats and AfroBashment are not the same, although they are similar (unfortunately however, most AfroBashment tends to be called 'uk afrobeats' regardless).
There are some other rarely used names, mostly used by media during the early days where the name was yet to be determined:
Almost all of these (New Wave, Afro Fusion, Alternative Afrobeats, Afro Hop, Afro Rap, and Afro Trap) are problematic to use however, because various unrelated music and sounds are also lumped under those names, essentially just making them meaningless generic genres tags. They should be avoided as a result.
Afroswing
on genius. If you'd like to help inform people on what the genre is better, tag the missing tracks!The following are playlists for UK Afro-Bashment:
The following playlists are hosted on a different site but use one of the streaming services above:
Reddit Music Player - Listen to all songs posted to this sub in a playlist.
Dailyblocks - Another way to listen to songs in this sub as a playlist.
Also join the UK music feed, along with other British subreddits! https://getmetro.co/feeds/uk-music?ref=-697415715
The website tracks Spotify activity into an music feed, showing real-time activity and the most popular artists/tracks of the users in the feed.
/r/AfroBashment
MOLIY is at 1 million views in just a few days for an unreleased track she’s previewed on TikTok. The dance is easy too I see this being a big trend
I can't explain it, but all these songs use a specific type of chords/ chord progression that makes me feel longing/ nostalgia/sadness, in a deep, reflective way. Can someone explain?
Examples include songs like Rover by S1mba, or Did you see what I Done by J Hus:
J Hus Did you see what I done instrumental: https://youtu.be/1iKjyvN1lTA?si=u0oI9Mch6sJt5p1l
Take a look at this from minute 1:07 !
Or this from minute 2:21:
https://youtu.be/5siso-KJw34?si=JWlPcgj2BLwLOHi_
Is this purposeful ? What is the explanation for this?
Thank you
2024 Afrobeats & R&B Mix PT1” ⚡️⚡️⬇️OUTNOW⬇️⚡️⚡️ https://youtu.be/iRGtZnvSJqc
Wassup y’all I’m a young artist inspired by Fela and the legacy of Afrobeat. I worked really hard on this song and am very proud of with it—would really appreciate it if you’d give it a listen! Did my best to combine the old and new with a worldwide feel. Let me know what you think!
https://open.spotify.com/track/6OzckOWgVQ1bbPlsOEY5BC?si=GO70CgRtSjSdVmNfKtZFmw
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