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The afrobeat music kind has kept on spreading like 'fire' across the world, contending with other melodic types like soukous, reggae, hip jump, jazz and rhumba, apala, juju, sakara, highlife and even fuji. Nigerian afrobeat musicians like Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Rema, and Asake are now invited to perform at youth and other musical events in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who was well-known for his Egypt '80 band, is credited with starting the afrobeat music movement, which has a global following.
Fela Kuti, the son of a social activist mother and a clergyman, used his lyrics to call attention to the wrongdoings of the military regimes of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the areas of corruption, nepotism, mismanagement of public resources, tribalism, foreign policy, manipulation, and violence in election campaigns.
The level of his 'crash' with military state run administrations was the setting ablaze of Kalakuta Republic, the authority home of Fela and his Egypt '80 band. During this time, Fela's mother was killed when she was thrown through the window. Fela didn't back down from his opposition to military rule. Zombie, Argument, ITT, and Democracy are just a few of the songs he wrote with the intention of exposing the flaws in previous military administrations.
When he passed on August 2, 1997, Fela's melodic ability had spread all through the west, east, north and, surprisingly, the southern side of the equator of Africa. Fela is now referred to as a music legend and mentor by many afrobeat musicians outside of Nigeria.
Afrobeat has reached new heights since 1999, when Nigeria returned to democratic rule. More young people in Nigeria are turning to music as a career. D'banj, Wande Cole, Tiwa Savage, and Brymo, among others, took a keen interest in afrobeat, won numerous awards, and have given hope to more Nigerian youths since the emergence of Mavin Records, led by Don Jazzy, in the Nigerian music industry.
Nigerian artistes, for example, P-Square, Wizkid, Davido, Burna Kid, Tiwa Savage and even Yemi Alade have been in the front spreading the 'evangelism' of afrobeat all over the planet. Afrobeat from Nigeria is currently doing well in comparison to other musical styles. For instance, Burna Boy has won numerous awards, including the MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act in 2022; 2021 Grammy Award for Best International Album; the 2019 Headies Award for Best Artist; and the 2014 MTV African Music Award for Best Video.
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The performance of these Nigerians demonstrated the global expansion of afrobeat. These artistes are additionally Nigeria's music representatives all over the planet. Burna Boy had previously been nominated for three Grammy Awards previously. Youths in Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, India, Pakistan, Brazil, and Colombia now consider Rema's "Calm Down" to be their national anthem.
The song "Wait for You" by Tems and Drake has been played a lot on radio stations all over the world. Indeed, the collaboration has portrayed Nigeria as a nation with numerous talents, with a mix of traditional and contemporary African styles.
The afrobeat musicians from Nigeria have been able to demonstrate their skill, which has earned them numerous awards. It is past due for the government to focus on music as one of the options available for promoting Nigeria's image and diversity worldwide. The fact that one of the languages used to write musical lyrics is Yoruba is even more fascinating. Yoruba is even spoken in Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and a few other Latin American nations now more than ever.
The Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture ought to consider the possibility of attending an annual Afrobeat Music Festival. The fiesta ought to be held in December, particularly between Christmas and New Year's. In addition to cultural revival and nationalism, the festival will encourage unity in diversity among Nigerians and music fans from around the world. Nigeria is now a major player in international music.
