Afro Tech Artists
Rolling percussion and deep bass carry sparse synth motifs and African vocal phrases over a driving house groove.
14 Afro Tech artists · 44 releases in the last 6 months · Top labels: Space Motion Records, Pieces Of Life, WE'RE HERE
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About Afro Tech
Afro tech emerged in South Africa during the 2010s as a distinct strand of afro house. Its sound remains rooted in house music, while the Afro tech name separates this South African-developed style from afro house more broadly and from neighbouring house and techno forms. The genre is predominantly made in South Africa, where DJs and producers including Black Coffee, Culoe De Song and Da Capo helped bring it to wider attention. For listeners, Afro tech offers a house-based route into the country’s electronic music culture without treating it as interchangeable with tribal, deep or melodic house.
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What is Afro Tech?
Afro Tech is a music genre defined by four-on-the-floor rhythms, African-influenced percussion, deep electronic basslines, atmospheric synth textures, and techno-influenced arrangements. Rolling percussion and deep bass carry sparse synth motifs and African vocal phrases over a driving house groove.
What BPM is Afro Tech?
Afro Tech tracks typically run between 120 and 125 BPM.
Where did Afro Tech come from?
Afro Tech originated in South Africa, 2010s.
What instruments are used in Afro Tech?
Afro Tech is built mainly from drum machine, percussion, synthesizer, and sampler.
Which Afro Tech artists are most popular?
Black Coffee, &ME, Rampa, Toshi, and Keinemusik are the highest ranked by Spotify popularity of the 14 Afro Tech artists on this page.
Which labels release Afro Tech?
Space Motion Records, Pieces Of Life, WE'RE HERE, Keinemusik, and Life In Colour have put out the most Afro Tech records in the Tracknack catalogue.
What genres are similar to Afro Tech?
Artists tagged Afro Tech are most often also tagged Afro House, House, Deep House, Tribal House, and Melodic House.
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