Although its name sounds similar to Afrobeat -- the eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary sounds pioneered by firebrand multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti -- Afrobeats is a new genre on the Anglophone West African music scene . Afrobeats is a Nigerian style of music making waves internationally . It is distinct from Wizkid Afrobeat sound . Scene 's biggest names include Atumpan , D'Banj , Wizkid , one and R2Bees .
Afrobeats is a Nigerian style of music making waves internationally . It is distinct from Wizkid Afrobeat sound . Scene 's biggest names include Atumpan , D'Banj , Wizkid , one and R2Bees .