Burna Boy, Davido , Wizkid Are Not Afrobeat Artistes
I hate listening and reading ignorant people referring to Davido , Wizkid , Burna Boy etc as Afrobeat artistes
This to me is pure ignorance
Afrobeat was invented by Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Fela's beat and what these current successful young mega artistes are churning out is different
There may be one or two infusions here like the horns and talking drums but its still not the same
What our younger artistes are churning out can be described as AFRO/HIPHOP and not Afrobeat
There are so many things infused into Afrobeat that our current megastars cannot do , though they call theirs AFRO BEATS
The nearest to an Afrobeat musician to me is Femi Kuti
So , let's tag this music appropriately as it should be
Chris Kehinde Nwandu was the former Artiste and Promotions Manager, Sony Music, Nigeria