A list of all the African music genres I know of & examples of how they sound like: NB: Make sure you open the links in a new tab to stay on this page. • Afro-folk ( Griot music , Maskandi etc.) • Afro-gospel • Afro-house / Tribal house • Afro-jazz • Afro -pop (subgenres: Mbaqanga , Afro-soul & Highlife ) • Afro-reggae • Afro-rock • Choral (subgenres: Isicathamiya , acapella ) • Kwaito (Afro-rap) (subgenres: Gqom , S'khanda & Amapiano ) • Zouk / Kizomba / Semba