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William Onyeabor redefined Afropop during the '70s and '80s, and while the expansive artist covered plenty of ground—from funky futuristic expressions to Nigerian folk forms—his legacy is pioneering synth use in his native continent. Capturing Fela Kuti's hypnotic Afrobeat grooves and taking cues from American funk and disco, “Better Change Your Mind” is pungent and reflective, loaded with infectious drum machines; the jubilant “Atomic Bomb” is intoxicatingly fuzzy, charged with guitar and synth riffs that reveal his knack for experimentation.