Newen Afrobeat

Newen Afrobeat is an Afrobeat band that started in 2010 in Chile. Newen Afrobeat revisits Fela Kuti's musical heritage. The word Newen means 'strength' in the Mapuche language. Their first, eponymous, album was released in 2013, followed by their second, Newen Plays Fela, released in 2017. A third album, Curiche, was released in February 2019.

— Last.fm

Why This Artist

Newen Afrobeat has 19K listeners but only 4K platform followers (ratio 5:1) — organic discovery is doing all the work. A afrobeat act in the sonic world of Herbie Hancock and The Meters.

Sounds Like

Herbie Hancock · The Meters · Little Dragon · Portugal. The Man · NEIL FRANCES

Discography