Over the past year, Afrolife music has become the fastest growing genre of music. The overall music production of this genre consists of elements taken from predominantly Hip Hop, Pop, House and Dubstep. This new style of music has been making quite a buzz in the music industry with new producers, dj’s and artists popping up daily.

This pairing of Afrobeat and Afropop has turned out to be quite the perfect match. Two genres that had previously been on completely different sides of the spectrum are now working together to bring a new energy and sound to the club scene. We now have Afrobeat producers/artists working with Afropop producers creating an exciting new genre of music.

With this sudden surge of this style of production, we have been blessed to hear great new music from artists such as Wizkid, Davido, and Burnaboy. As with any new trend, we also have to filter out all the generic “Afrolife Remixes” and tracks that seem to flood websites such as Soundcloud on a daily basis. I’ve seen well known producers as well as bedroom producers make miserable attempts in creating Afro Music.

The question that now looms for Afrolife Music is whether it will have any longevity. Is this just another trend that will fade away? Does this genre of music have what it takes to last for years to come?

I feel that Afrolife Music has the potential to last. I feel this way based off the fact that the genre has roots in Afro music. Because of this, there are familiar sounds used in its production that can be recognized by even the newest listeners. Nightclubs are a good way to gauge any given genre of music. Dj’s will play music that keeps the energy levels high in nightclubs. Afrolife Music might be relatively new in the clubs, but many of the sounds used in its production come from Afro music tracks that have been playing in clubs for years.

Afro music was born in the discos and nightclubs nationwide in the early eighties. Today, this genre of music, also known as Afrobeat. Afrolife Music or Afropop is a music largely created by disk jockeys with a purpose of creating environment for dance-based entertainment.

Afro music soon became one of the most popular music genres all around the world and some of the forms of afro music are jumping beat, Dance-afro, gbese dance, Freestyle, Traditional dance, cultural lifestyle dance. Though the roots of afro music are based in the Africans music which was very popular in the 1990s it was only in 2000s, that this type of music was widely accepted and it became one of the contemporary African music styles in following years. Afro music is generally created by means of Africans equipment’s and instruments like synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers and it mimics the unique sounds of the traditional acoustic instrumentation.

Apart from afro music genres like highlife, juju, fuji and traditional sounds which are primarily intended for dancing. Some genres of afro music like Afrobeat and Afro classical are more associated with listening rather than body movements. Afrolife, which is also one of the forms of Afro genre of music, is a combination of techno, pop, house and industrial music. The name is undoubtedly linked to perceive the ability of music to induce an altered state of consciousness.

With the growth of computers and music technologies, and reduction in the cost of music equipments, a number of upcoming artists and disk jockeys have emerged, showcasing their talent and taking Afro music to the next level. Also, with the advent of hard disk recording system, it is possible for any computer user to become a musician, hence we see a rising trend of bedroom bands where often only single player is the band himself.