Genre
Afrobeats vocal ranges
Afrobeats voices on one keyboard, F2 to E5.
Median span
2.3 oct
-5.5 st vs library
Range covered
F2–E5
Era
1961–2023
How ranges sit in Afrobeats
- The median cited span across these voices is 27 semitones — 5.5 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Burna Boy (F2–C5); the deepest floor belongs to Burna Boy at F2 and the highest ceiling to Angélique Kidjo at E5.
- Voice categories here, most common first: tenors, mezzo-sopranos, baritones, contralto.
Every voice on one axis
low → high