Despite Nigeria’s pop stars experimenting with Afrobeats, Burna Boy has said the genre of music associated with the legendary Fela Kuti can only be done excellently by Fela.
Over the years, the likes of Wizkid, Tekno, D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Olamide have experimented with Afrobeats, paying tributes to Fela.
Speaking in a recent interview with Radar Radio, the artiste corrected the show’s host who referred to him as the “King of this Afrobeat scene”.
In his response, Burna said: “First of all, let me correct you, it’s not afro-beat for me, it’s Afro-fusion.
As far as I’m concerned only Fela Kuti does Afrobeat”.
Though foreign music critics often classify contemporary Nigerian pop music as Afrobeats, Nigerian music pundits are always quick to say Nigerian pop music isn’t made up of Afrobeats in its entirety.
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