| By general consensus, he invented the devilishly complicated, deceptively simple-sounding rhythm that came to be known as Afrobeat. |
| Jazz is definitely a dialogue, but at its best Afrobeat is a total conversation. |
| Interviewed for the Herald's Metro before the show, Kuti asserted his love of traditional Afrobeat. |
| Funk music was exported to Africa in the late 1960s, and melded with African singing and rhythms to form Afrobeat. |
| Many consider him the father of Afrobeat, that is the combination of Nigerian high-life and Yoruba rhythms with funk, soul and jazz. |
| He's been known to spin the latest in everything from hip-hop and soul to funk, house and Afrobeat. |
