A singles classification, the Best African Music Performance Award will highlight regional melodic, harmonic and rhythmic musical traditions including Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Afro-fusion, Afropop, amapiano, highlife, bongo flava, Fuji, kwassa, ndombolo, mapouka, Ghanaian drill, Afro-house, South African hip hop, Ethio-jazz, and much more.
The latest inclusion is a response to the demand for greater representation of African music at the Grammys, and according to Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr, “reflects our commitment to actively…
