Downplaying afrobeat’s role in your development is hypocritical – Yemi Alade blasts colleagues
Iconic Nigerian songstress Yemi Alade, has blasted her peers for continually downplaying the role that the Afrobeat genre has played in the growth of every artist.
Yemi Alade urged artiste who do not wish to be identified with the genre to peacefully attach themselves to genres they want and avoid being hypocrites.
In a tweet on her X platform, Yemi said artistes are at freewill to educate their fans on the genre of music that best fits them especially when they do not define themselves in the genre.
I define my music genre as Afrofusion not Afrobeats – Davido
She blamed Nigerians for supporting artists who degrade themselves online instead of confronting the government about the country’s real issues.
“I don’t see anything wrong in informing your listeners of the genre of music an artist makes especially when you feel it doesn’t define your art.
I don’t see anything wrong in informing your listeners of the genre of music an artist makes especially when you feel it doesn’t define your art.
Just Announce your Genre in peace. Downplaying the role Afrobeats has played in every artist’s development is hypocrisy.— ✊🏾 yemialade (@yemialadee) May 1, 2024
“Just announce your Genre in peace. Downplaying the role Afrobeats has played in every artist’s development is hypocrisy. Electricity Tariff& Fuel are at a 400% increase. Naira to $ is dancing alanta.
“The weather is unbearably hot. People are busy being wicked to 2each other with daily increases in prices. Salaries have not been increased. Afrobeat artists are making the mess& you’re picking sides instead of facing your government,” she said in her tweet.
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Davido recently joined hosts of artistes like Wizkid, Burna Boy and Fireboy DML to denounce the Afrobeats genre emphatically stating that they do not identify themselves with the genre.
They described the genre as “meaningless” to their style of music.
