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How Online Music Mixing and Mastering Has Evolved

In the digital age, the world of music production has been revolutionized by online tools and platforms that allow artists and producers to collaborate and create music remotely. One crucial aspect of music production is the process of mixing and mastering, which can greatly influence the final quality of a song. With the advent of online music mixing and mastering services, musicians now have access to professional-grade expertise and resources without the need for a physical studio. This article explores the world of online music mixing and mastering, highlighting its benefits, challenges, and the best practices involved.

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9 Easy Steps To Producing Afrobeat Music

Producing Afrobeat music is a lot more straightforward and easy than you think. Which is why we curated this article to help you navigate the ins and outs of making / producing quality afrobeat music.

Afrobeat is a captivating genre of music that originated in West Africa, particularly Nigeria, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was pioneered by the legendary musician Fela Kuti and has since evolved into a globally recognized and loved genre, merging traditional African rhythms with elements of jazz, funk, and soul. If you’re a music producer seeking to create infectious and rhythmically vibrant tracks, this article will guide you through the essential steps of producing Afrobeat music.

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Khaye – Miracle

Khaye – Miracle

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Khaye is becoming a household name in the industry since releasing the WOWOBOI mix tape and the trending single “Slaymama“. The orile born rapper just dished out his new song “MIRACLE” download and share your thoughts.

Note : If you haven’t downloaded : Khaye – miracle, you’re off-track.

Listen and don’t forget to leave a comment.

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Mixing Afrobeat Music Like A Professional Sound Engineer

Mixing Afrobeat music is just the same as mixing every other genre of music. Only that there are a few different steps to take to achieve that sleek retro “Fela kinda Afrobeat music feel. Whether you want to churn out a Wizkid / Davido track kinda mix. This tutorial should come in handy.

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So. Where and how do we start mixing afrobeat music?

There are different ways to mix Afrobeat music. But I’ll probably talk about how I start my Afrobeat mixing process because I’m writing this tutorial from my personal professional experience in the mixing and mastering field.

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Afrobeat vs Afrobeats – What’s The Difference?

Afrobeat Vs Afrobeats ?

In truth, ​there is no “Afrobeats” genre. Only Afrobeat, created by Fela Kuti, and passed on through generations as an African identity. Pop music in Africa, by Africans, for the world is “Pop Music”

These days the term ‘Afrobeat’ has gotten a new meaning internationally, with the penetration of African pop music, and the widespread need for international pop acts to lean on it for inspiration, and new direction.
Wizkid collaborated with Drake and Kyla for the chart-topping song ‘One Dance’ which has co-production contributions from DJ Maphorisa and Sarz. Alicia Keys’ return to mainstream music with her single ‘In common’ has been touted to have drum elements of Nigerian Afrobeat Music. So also have countless materials from rappers and pop acts being fused with sonic elements originating from the shores of the Black Continent.

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Nigerian Afrobeat Music Defines The Sound Of Africa

I’m sure some of you agree with me that Nigerian Afrobeat Music is defining the African Sound.

The first things that get to you when you touch down in Lagos are the humidity, the heat and the sound of Nigerian Afrobeat Music bumping in cars and shops. While you’re caught up in traffic, you can obviously notice the billboards with Nigerian local artists on them all over the city. There’s a lot of energy like no other within this buzzing city of approximately 20 million people that not only churns out the music but attracts aspiring musicians from all over Nigeria.

When the originator of Nigerian Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, first came up with Afrobeats music back in late 60s Nigeria, no one would have ever foreseen or predicted the rise of West African music to its current form and state. In the past couple of years, the infant sound of Africa has managed to travel beyond borders and boundaries: not just entertaining listeners alone, but by creating a sense of pride about the continent. First there was music from the Congo, with rhumba spearheading the music scene in Africa, then came makossa from Cameroon, kwaito from South Africa, highlife from Ghana – and now, Nigerian Afrobeat Music (also known as Naija beats) from Nigeria.

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7 Songs To Begin Your Afrobeat Music Addiction

Need a few songs to help kickstart your Afrobeat Genre Journey? this short list should suffice.

It’s No Doubt That Afrobeat Music is having a moment.

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The overly popular (and diverse) music bubbling out of Africa has caught the ears of not only those in the African continent, but the diaspora as ably, spawning collaborations along as well as popular artists along in the midst of Drake and Machel Montano. Essayist Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah once said that Bobby Shmurda’s Shmoney dance “collapsed Flatbush to the islands to Africa in 15 seconds.” Well, Afropop music is sending that ancestral energy back across the Atlantic and the result is refreshingly defining.

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The African Afrobeat Festival

The African Afrobeat Festival / AB FEST is an annual music festival held during the penultimate weekend in August.
The event usually takes place at Barking Park in East London and the said arena is also known to be the central hub of African culture, and most importantly the increasing growth of the sound of afrobeats music in a European country.

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Producing Afrobeat Music – Think West Africa

Why do I Produce Afrobeat Instrumentals?

The Afrobeats Legend Fela Kuti has been a huge inspiration to my music and Africa at large.
Do you know that Afrobeat is now the new sound of West Africa as described by CNN. However as the rave of modern Afrobeats increases there is a need for quality and creativity which I “Sonar” a professional Music Producer and Sound Engineer.. offers you, and that purely streams from my passion for good music. Look, I’m from Nigeria so definitely my sounds are bound to make you “shake body”. Hehehe.

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