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.