Magnificent Afrofusion, not Afrobeat, is the musical genre that Nigerian artist Davido has revealed, which is an astounding disclosure.
Fela Kuti was the original pioneer of the music known as Afrobeat. However, African music is now referred to as Afrobeats. African artists are classified as Afrobeats if they sing pure R&B and sound like SZA or Summerwalker. Even if an African rapper has a Drake-like flow, they are still classified as Afrobeats.
Regardless of their musical backgrounds, the majority of African musicians have been lumped under the Afrobeat category.
Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Fireboy criticized the popular genre a while back.
Along with the previously named music stars, the ‘OBO’ crooner condemned the popular genre in a speech on the Business Untitled Podcast.
Before America joined, the UK was the first country outside of Africa to welcome African music. African music was dubbed “Afrobeats” in the UK. I take no offense when we are referred to as Afrobeats. We need a genre. He said
It might be Afropop or R&B. Although I refer to my music as Afrofusion, I’m not a big fan of “O put Afrofusion on my song.” I am aware of the length of time it took for African music to gain popularity.He continued
