Question: what are the different types of african music?
Answer: Afrobeat. Fela Kuti created Afrobeat by fusing traditional Nigerian music, jazz and highlife. ...  Apala. Apala is a percussion-based style of the Muslim Yoruba people in Nigeria, West Africa. Assiko. Assiko is a rhythmic dance from Cameroon. Bikutsi. ...  Benga music. ...  Bongo Flava (Tanzania) Cabo-Love (Cape Verde) Chimurenga music.