About the station
The name bigFM Afrobeats already reveals what it’s about: the channel focuses on Afrobeats, a style that became big in the 2010s, mainly in Nigeria and Ghana, and is now heard worldwide. Typical features are driving, polyrhythmic percussion, catchy guitar figures and smooth, often melodic vocal lines that combine with R&B, dancehall and hip-hop.
The station comes from Germany as an offshoot of the bigFM brand, which otherwise tends to focus on pop and chart music. The Afrobeats variant opens this offering up to music from West Africa and the African diaspora, for example in the direction of Burna Boy or Wizkid, whose tracks are often created between Lagos, London and Paris.
Anyone who tunes in mainly hears music to dance and sway to. The tracks thrive on groove and rhythm rather than classic song structures, and that is exactly what makes the style interesting for listeners who want to discover world music beyond clichés.
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How to listen to bigFM Afrobeats
- In your browser Right here with the play button – free and without signing up.
- With the app In SoundNode for Android and iPhone, with favourites and alarm clock.
- On your TV In SoundNode for Fire TV and Android TV.
- In the car Via Android Auto with the SoundNode app.
- On a speaker With Chromecast: tap “Cast” in the player.
- Based in
- Germany
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