Afrobeats

By Ncebakazi Manzi Podcast Manager: Spotify Sub-Saharan Africa The rise of Afrobeats over the past decade or so has been nothing short of remarkable. From the streets of Nigeria and Ghana, it has become a global phenomenon,…

The result of Afrobeats crossing its West African borders has not only impacted music, it has also been a vehicle for food, dance and language export. This cultural exportation currently taking place thanks to Afrobeats’ prevalence in…

The American R&B star, Chris Brown, has recently revealed his love for Nigerian afrobeats musuc which he plays whenever he is less busy with his own songs. The crooner disclosed this in a recent episode of the Million…

Senegalese-American songster Akon has called Wizkid the poster boy of Afrobeats. The Konvict Muzik founder in a recent interview with Sway Universe’s Sway Calloway and friends declared that in 2010, EME founder Banky W, brought the…

Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ scooped five prizes at the 15th edition of the Headies Awards. American actor Anthony Anderson and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodaro hosted the event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. Wizkid won in…