Yemi Alade criticizes artists who downplay the Afrobeat genre
Nigerian artist Yemi Alade has criticized her fellow musicians for consistently belittling the Afrobeat genre and encouraged them to embrace it instead.
Using the X platform, she expressed that there’s merit in artists educating their audience about their music genre.
Alade highlighted the hypocrisy in downplaying Afrobeat’s impact on the broader music scene’s evolution.
She further admonished Nigerians for prioritizing support for artists who demean themselves online, instead of addressing the country’s significant issues with the government.
Her words: “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.
“Electricity Tariff& Fuel are at a 400% increase.Naira to $ is dancing alanta.
The weather is unbearably hot. People are busy being wicked 2each other with daily increase in prices. Salaries have not been increased. Afrobeat artists are making the mess& u r picking sides instead of facing ur government.”
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