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Afroswing, also known as Afrobashment, or less commonly Afrobbean, or Afrowave[1][2][3] is a genre of music that developed in the UK during the mid-2010s, derivative of dancehall and afrobeats, with influences from trap, British hip hop, R&B, and grime. [4][5][1][6] Commercially, the genre has been very successful, with many afroswing artists ma...
Afro Swing is the research of the African roots of Swing dances and the honoring of this connection. Since the concept of Afro Swing was initiated by Hodi Maputo Afro Swing in 2012, the research and development of what it is has been ongoing.
Afroswing, also known as Afrobashment, or less commonly Afrobbean, or Afrowave [1] [2] [3] is a genre of music that developed in the UK during the mid-2010s, derivative of dancehall and afrobeats, with influences from trap, British hip hop, R&B, and grime.
Afro swing can be defined by its amalgamation of African-influenced melodic rap hooks and Caribbean chord progressions. It borrows the percussive sounds of afrobeat, the basslines of bashment and UK trap bars.
A myriad of terms like 'Afroswing', 'Afro-fusion' and 'Afrobashment' begin to spring forth, forcing us to abandon all rigid views on genre tags. Now that artists are audacious enough to plunge...
Our dance company Hodi Maputo Afro Swing knows probably around 50 different traditional dances from around Mozambique. Each has a different story, emotion, expression and tradition. Here are examples of some fo the dances we know:
This is the 7th edition of Mozambique Afro Swing Exchange, MASX. You are invited to a cultural exchange where 50 international participants get the opportunity to spend 7 days with our whole dance company.
