Yemi Alade Calls Out Colleagues for Ignoring Afrobeat’s Influence on their Careers
Grant winning Nigerian performer, Yemi Alade has taken to virtual entertainment to strongly censure her kindred artistes who minimize the huge job of Afrobeat in their creative turn of events, naming such activities as tricky.
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If the Afrobeat genre ceases to define their art, the singer urged her coworkers to declare their own.
The “Johnny” hitmaker stated in a tweet seen by Ameyaw Debrah Media that it is not inappropriate for an artist to educate his or her followers about the genre of their music, but that it is hypocritical to disregard the impact that Afrobeat has had on the development of all musicians.
“I see nothing off-base in educating your audience members regarding the class of music a craftsman causes particularly when you to feel it doesn’t characterize your specialty. In peace, simply announce your genre. She wrote, “It is hypocrisy to downplay the role Afrobeats has played in the development of every artist.”
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
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“I see nothing off-base in educating your audience members regarding the class of music a craftsman causes particularly when you to feel it doesn’t characterize your specialty. In peace, simply announce your genre. She added, “It is hypocrisy to downplay the role Afrobeats has played in the development of every artist.” She also blamed Nigerians for supporting artists who degrade themselves online rather than confronting the government about the country’s real problems.
“Power Tariff& Fuel are at a 400% increment. Naira to dollar is alanta dancing. The weather conditions is intolerably sweltering. With the daily increase in prices, people are busy being wicked to each other. There has been no increase in salaries. Afrobeat craftsmen are making the wreck and u r picking sides as opposed to confronting ur government,” she added.