Sounds From the Diaspora: Must-Listen African Music From the US, France, and UK – OkayAfrica

A woman with long black and white hair sits on the hood of a red car with large speakers, her fur coat and ripped jeans channeling must-listen African music vibes in a lively suburban neighborhood scene.

Like everything else, music is prone to change. What we hear and perceive of African music has changed drastically from eras gone by, but the conditions artists create from haven’t changed much. 

Yet caught in the throes of the human condition, music captures the several states of being alive, taking from sound the necessary effects to amplify expression. Afrobeats itself has been in a delicate position recently, as a section of listeners expresses a peculiar weariness within its subject matter and tone. However, the…