Colombians apparently love African music.

[Yehuda]

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

@IllmaticDelta Thoughts?

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Will Soukous, Hiplife, Afrobeat become popular in the US?

Hiplife


Afrobeat


Soukous

 

[Poitier]

Will Soukous, Hiplife, Afrobeat become popular in the US?

Its very doubtful, if Dancehall and Grime couldn't even crossover.

I think Afrobeats producers have a better chance than the artist.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

@IllmaticDelta Thoughts?

If the African music in question is Soukous, it wouldn't seem that odd because Soukous is based in/off Cuban Rumba and AfroCuban music is very influential in Colombia.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Will Soukous, Hiplife, Afrobeat become popular in the US?

Afrobeat has the best chance IMO.

 

[the bossman]

isn't Afrobeats already popular in the US? or maybe it just seems that way in the DMV since it's full of africans

 

[Malta]

Its very doubtful, if Dancehall and Grime couldn't even crossover.

I think Afrobeats producers have a better chance than the artist.

Yeah, only a matter of time before some shark from Canada starts rocking with Afrobeats / Soukous when he needs to "reinvent" his sound