Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an ...

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(CNN) — Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, and ...