Presenters from around the world gathered at Louis Hall Friday and Saturday for a symposium on contemporary African music.
Titled “Afrobeats: Lower Frequencies of Contemporary African Sounds,” the symposium included a series of presentations on Afrobeats, a pop and dance music style largely credited to West African artists primarily in Nigeria and Ghana.
Afrobeats music draws from a variety of genres throughout Africa and the African diaspora. Popular Afrobeats artists today include Burna Boy, Wizkid and Fireboy…
