Afrika 70 pioneered the Afrobeat genre by blending West African highlife with American funk, jazz, and Yoruba rhythms. It was led by the king of afrobeats, Fela Kuti. The band functioned as a fearless political collective, using hypnotic, long-form grooves and sharp horn sections to protest military corruption and social injustice in Nigeria. Their legacy is immortalized through explosive albums like Zombie, remaining a cornerstone of global music history until internal disputes led to their dissolution in 1978
