On the topic of African Americans and Jamaicans. African Americans are the same as Jamaicans in respect to neither culture know their African origin. So an black American referring to the self as African Americans is the same as a Jamaican saying they are Jamaican. It's they're ethnicity in the same way Jamaican is they're ethnicity.
1:15:00 bro, rachel chinouriri just cancelled her tour because she said it was too expensive. And she's got 1.5 monthly listeniners on Spotify. The games in the mud
Get someone that’s educated on the topic because although you mean well some of your take’s aren’t we’ll communicated due to not having a specialist on board👍
As expected, the comments are mostly off topic and filled with Africa(Nigeria) vs Caribbean(Jamaica) convos.😔 Jeez, when are we going to ease this unnecessary tension, it’s really sad.✌🏾
the afrobeat topic is deeeeep rooted. look at how people responded to rema with the new album, from what ive been told in his latest project he was paying homage to his traditions through is tribe and so many people including africans especially nigerians said that what he’s saying in the project pertains to ‘voodoo’ ‘juju’ and ‘witchcraft’. there is a lot of self hate within the african culture towards our old traditions and a lot of the time that hate is through the lens of religion. i say all this as a nigerian🙏🏾
I love the fact that Africa is winning regarding Afro beats however just now & again it would be nice to hear some conscious lyrics in Afro beats. Not all dancehall is about hyper sexuality as lately we've heard lyrics about depression etc.
Afrobeats is a major reason why West Indians and African Americans trace their roots. For the past 10 years, Detty December is what has driven you lot to go back to where YOU originally came from. Afrobeats has fuelled that. Jamaicans in diaspora have historically dissed Africans so why do we need to pay homage to your musicians who got their music from Africa in the first place? ALL MUSIC GENRES IS ABOUT NOTHING THESE DAYS!!!!!! It’s all vibes.
Chuckie if you haven’t already read it, you should read A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. You probably already know the story but it is absolute top tier writing on the Smile Jamaica concert in the 70s and all the madness with the JLP and PNP
I will call it as it. Many people are jealous that Afrobeats is popular and many Africans are getting recognition they deserve. If you hate us that much then let us be and you stay over there with your ish. The end.
Funny that when Buju says it he’s jealous. But when burna says it nobody brings jealousy in to the equation. He was asked a question about afrobeats and he answered it. Cry more
Facts or real life facts?...there are a lot of substance in Afrobeats. Just because you may not understand the languages spoken dont mean to say there isn't. There are a list of songs and artists that talk about social and political issues. But with music its up to the artists to speak on it from their heart. Now go ask this question about Dancehall
It's #f@ckery chucks! Low vibrationak is what gets people dancing. It's talking bout fornicating, making money and flexing. High vibes makes you think and ponder, make you feel like you got something to make moves individually and as a people. But yeah big up this pod is #1
Burner boy wearing Rasta man crown hats with no hair underneath is pissing off real Rasta men community they just sent buju to flame up the place 🐲🐉🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The disparity that Buju speaks on with regard to Afrobeats is not the fault of Afrobeats artists. Just like Hip hop, the majority of the top Afrobeats artists are relatively new acts-with only exception of D’banj, Psquare and those of the now “old school” afrobeats, the likes of Wizkid, Burna and Davido are the top artists of the last decade. The rest are less than 10years in the game. Whilst they blew up, Buju specifically wasn’t around (incarcerated) and most of these artists may not know him. Typically, Afrobeats artists are not raised on his type of music. Burna boy (even though he’s not 100% correct in his assessment) is constantly working with Jamaican artists and Wizkid has a huge song with Damian Marley. Even Davido had a smash hit with Popcaan. If Buju wants his props (not that he needs it), he can reach out as well. God bless! 👊🏾🖤🇳🇬🇯🇲
I’m not sure why that Tommy and Molly story is such a big deal. I’m not a Love Island fan. Anyway after pregnancy it’s not just that you don’t feel attractive after pregnancy sometimes a woman’s sex drive is in the toilet for the first year.
I'm glad he said Afro beats, cause in my country South Africa 🇿🇦 we have a lot of music genres and Afro beats is not one of them. Our artists sing about our social and political struggles BUT in our languages, just because you cant understand something doesnt meant it doesn't exist. I hate the "African" umbrella when you are actually speaking to a specific group.
@dimegi1558 thats the problem no one asked you to take anything anywhere, we sing in our own language that you dont understand cause its not for you, envy my a$$. Keep us out of your Afro beats mess.
appreciate you shedding light on ways artists should be approaching music in todays climate. there's always been an elephant in the room regarding up & coming indie artists and supporting their journey as well as themselves trying to find new routes to forward with their talent but aint too many people, especially those in positions of influence/power saying what should & can be done
Chuckie, in the same way you have said that there is a difference between reggae and dancehall, I think it's also important to highlight that there is a difference between "afrobeats", amapiano and other genres across the African continent. Afrobeats is an umbrella term that has been used to group a bunch of music from Africa for commercial digestibility because there is various cultures and subsets within those cultures that make it far more complex to market and sell on a global scale than it already is for ALL black & other ethnic artists. At the moment, what people associate as Afrobeats is the most popular music coming out of primarily Nigeria, Ghana & South Africa. I believe Burna and Buju have a point when they are referring to mainstream music coming out of those specified regions in the last few years, but when time is actually taken to dive deeper into African music, people will realise that there is depth. Look at old school Oliver Mtukudzi from Zimbabwe, Mafikizolo, Malaika, Brenda Fassie to modern day Kokoroko, Samthing Soweto, DJ Kent, Liquideep, Bucie (If you can't tell, I'm Southern African🤣 & I could literally go on) but there has been so many great artists that dive into various subject matters from love, religion to political and economic affairs. In my opinion I think the current conversation around the topic is one dimensional and tbh only really focuses on the West African region. This is evident because from what I have seen when people speak on the depth of African music, they're always quick to reference high-life as a genre and Fela Kuti as the greatest when (and no disrepect💖) there are so many other artists that fit the same category. When having the conversation about the current state of African music, we must explore other factors that would influence why African music is recognised from such a small lens such as language (which I think a lot of people overlook), access to resources, each countries influence across the diaspora/cross section of cultures, population, the norms within African nations and measures of success which you and EA mentioned. I would loveeee if this topic was spoke about in way more depth to highlight the different aspects in African music because I think it has such a rich & beautiful story behind it and it's a shame that it hasn't been documented & shared in an intentional manner to educate people who are outside of each culture. It's a case of if you know, you know and for those that don't - which is a lot of people - they risk misrepresenting the art & history of African music in mainstream media, which is irresponsible.
Not to take away from Chuckie’s experience, but it is normal for everyone to get nervous/anxious about things. But I’ve noticed the use of the word ‘anxiety’ is like a buzzword now, which makes it harder from people who genuinely stuffer from anxiety disorders.
