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Buju Banton, Afrobeats, and the Myth of Betrayal

2026-08-27T12:03:44.000+01:00

Why Nigerian music didn't abandon reggae's roots—it just grew its ownI watched Buju Banton’s comment on Afrobeats, in which he criticized the genre for its focus on money and mundane things. The video triggered a series of profound thoughts in me. In the end, I concluded that it is wrong to feel that Afrobeats betrayed Jamaican reggae’s ideology of promoting freedom, social justice and,

If P-Square Had Been Born in Anambra, not Jos

2026-08-02T09:04:38.630+01:00

P-Square. Image source: ai-generatedP-Square changed Nigerian music forever. You cannot tell the story of Afrobeats without them. But here is a question that has been on my mind for a while: would they have been this big if they were born in Anambra, where their father came from, instead of Jos, where they actually grew up?My short answer? No. They would still have been famous, but they would not

Was Bounty Killer Mocking Afrobeats?

2024-07-14T10:16:00.007+01:00

Bounty Killer. Source: Radioduplicate.com Bounty Killer is a globally known Dancehall artist from Jamaica. His opinion was sought regarding what is perceived to be the dominance of Afrobeats over Dancehall. He talked with a vague tone, leaving people wondering where he stood on the matter. According to him, Afrobeats and Dancehall complement each other, rather than compete against

How to Become a Music Maestro

2024-07-05T15:05:00.001+01:00

Single Soul by Yiro Abari

2022-09-21T15:45:00.000+01:00

How I Fought to Succeed -Burna Boy

2022-02-25T01:57:00.057+01:00

Afrobeats is going places far beyond where it originated.Burna Boy. A Screenshoot from BellanNaija.comThe current Afrobeats (not to be confused with Afrobeat) started in Ghana, but, as a UK-based Ghanaian DJ puts it, "the Nigerians picked it up and polished it, and they are gone." Afrobeats is over ninety per cent Nigerian. A lot of Africans want to join what has become a bandwagon. So,

Kevin Lyttle Comes Again

2021-11-20T13:46:00.006+01:00

The Billboard Magazine rates it as the best Dancehall chorus of the 21st century, but it is shocking how fast we have forgotten Kevin Lyttle’s song, “She Drives Me Crazy,” and how it taught millions to see and understand the beauty of life. Kevin Lyttle's Music Album Cover If you are the type that relates well with music, you will agree that music, though underrated, is one thing that

The Tiwa Savage Sex Tape Seems Staged

2021-10-23T02:24:00.002+01:00

Captured from the Tiwa Savage video What is trending within the Nigerian music circle, at the moment, is the topic of Tiwa Savage’s Sex Tape. I first saw it on YouTube, but shoved it aside –I had other issues on my mind when I logged into YouTube that day. Later, I saw it on Facebook, when a former Nigerian Senator commented on it, saying he would faint should he dare

On Closing the Nigerian-Ghanaian Music Gap

2021-09-23T23:27:00.015+01:00

Shatta Walle, a Ghanaian music artistAnd the Ghanaian DJ said, “We will start something, the Nigerians will pick it up and polish it, and they are gone.” He is a UK-based Ghanaian DJ who was visiting Ghana. He was asked how Ghanaian music was doing abroad. Ghana has hundreds of successful music artists. The issue, though, is that their number isn’t proportional to the Ghanaian population.

Why Did My Second Album Fail?

2021-09-19T01:56:00.006+01:00