Swiss Beats, Alicia Keys Claims Intro Of Wizkid, Burna Boy To American Audience

…‘Alicia Keys and I introduced Wizkid, Burna Boy to American audience’ – Swizz Beats

The American music producer, Swizz Beats has revealed his role and that of his wife, Alicia Keys has played in the acceptance of Afrobeat in the United States.

The renowned DJ said made it clear that they both introduced American audiences to Afrobeats by sharing a video of themselves dancing to Wizkid’s songs when the genre was not yet mainstream in the US.

He went further to disclosed that he brought Burna Boy to the United States under his platform to perform to the audience before he started popping, statewide.

This Swizz Beats revealed this on the latest episode of Amazon Music’s Roundtable audiovisual podcast.

He said, “I introduced Wizkid to America. I was the first person to play his song. Me and my wife [Alicia Keys] were on a trip and we danced to his songs

“I was [also] the first person to bring Burna Boy to the States. I introduced him on the stage. When I was playing Fela Kuti, people thought I was being too African. And that how ignorant the energy was at that time. But I didn’t let that stop me from moving what I’m moving because it’s what it’s. It’s about education. We [Americans] can’t be scared of the educational journey of something that sounds different or feels different

(Daily Post)