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Whether it’s a weekday morning or Saturday night, get going with this personalized mix of upbeat music. Refreshed every Monday.

Songs to help you relax and unwind. Updated every Sunday.

Discover new music from artists we think you'll like. Refreshed every Friday.

Blending African styles and genres from across the continent, Afro-Fusion brings together the sonic traditions of styles like soukos and ndombolo with R&B, pop, jazz and hip-hop. Here we celebrate artists from the continent and across the diaspora who bridge cultures to create new sonic amalgamations—steeped in Africa, and relevant around the world. From the most eclectic new releases to Afro-Fusion essentials, we update this playlist often, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Take traditional African rhythms, slot in some jazz, infuse it with funk and add chanted vocals—then you'll have Nigeria's biggest hits. The current stars of the scene create some of the most interesting music you're likely to come across, so dip into this playlist and experience it for yourself.

A mix of Afrobeats’ most Sing-worthy tracks. Sing is available to Apple Music subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music on the latest iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices. Apple Music Sing is supported on iPhone 11 and later or iPhone SE (3rd generation) using iOS 16.2 or later, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later), iPad Air (4th generation and later), iPad mini (6th generation), or iPad (9th generation and later) using iPadOS 16.2 or later, and Apple TV 4K (3rd generation).

The pan-Africanist ideal never died—it morphed into hybridized sonic fragments that connect Joburg to Nairobi via Lagos and Accra. Matogun-hailing Fido’s recently released <i>Olayemi</i> is nothing if not proof of concept. The singer uses the EP to give fans of breakout single “Awolowo” a chance to get to know the man behind the beloved ganja anthem. “Olayemi, that’s my name!” Fido says. “[The project] reflects my journey from the hood where I came from in Ogun State; my childhood, my struggles, and in so many ways, I felt I had to just let people know more about me. So many things were involved and it was about me discovering myself.” Listen to Fido tell his story on Africa Now alongside everything else new and hot that has roots in the continent, and hype up your library by adding anything that vibrates in lockstep with your beat.