Afro house
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| Cultural origins | 1990s, South Africa |
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| Derivative forms | Gqom |
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| Afro tech | |
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Afro house (also known as Afro-house or Afrohouse) is a sub-genre of house music mainly developed in South Africa. The genre emerged in the 1990s. This musical style fuses elements of traditional house with South African rhythms and sounds, incorporating instruments such as the saxophone, piano and synthesizers, as well as vocals in various African languages.