Should Afro-country exist? This article examines the emergence of Afro-country as a proposed new genre through the lenses of history, market logic, cultural ethics, copyright, and Black diasporic lineage. It argues that Afro-country can only succeed if it is grounded in artistic seriousness, reciprocal acknowledgement, and African lived realities rather than novelty branding or borrowed country aesthetics.
ethnomusicology
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