Afro rock is (an offshoot of Afrobeat) is a popular dance music pioneered in the late 1960s and early 1970s by such groups as Monomono, Osibisa and Alhaji K. Frimpong.
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Among the artists involved include Bob Sinclar, Martin Solveig, David Guetta, Yves Larock, DJ Gregory (Gregory Darsa), Malinga Five, Joachim Garraud, Tim Deluxe, KC Flightt, Bjorn Lundt, Yvan Voice, Osibisa, Tom & Joyce, Tony Allen, NaSSau, Lekan Babalola, Jacob Desvarieux/Kassav, Shinichi Osawa, Salomé de Bahia, Liquid People, Eddie Amador, House Rules, Jeff Kellner, Légo and Those Usual Suspects.
Rahman has performed and recorded as a saxophonist with Osibisa, Ayub Ogada, Dodgy, Reem Kelani, Julia Biel and many more jazz and world music/reggae artists.