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Afrobeats: The Backstory | Retrac

Afrobeats: The Backstory

2.0 TMDB20221 season

Afrobeats: The Backstory

Documentary

Music pioneers Kenny Ogungbe, Dayo "D1" Adeneye, Paul "Play" Dairo and others dive into the rise of Afrobeats, the Nigerian global music phenomenon.

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Season 1

12 episodes

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E1
OG before IG & The 3 Boy Bands
44 min
E2
1999 & the 5 Beat Pattern
43 min
E3
The UK Scene & D'banj and Don Jazzy
46 min

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