Nigerian singer Fireboy DML has emphasized that while be does not create typical Afrobeats music, his unique blend of styles always shows his roots and identity.
Featuring as a guest in the latest episode of Amazon Music podcast, ‘B And N.’ Fireboy explained:
“As I always said, I don’t make Afrobeats. I just sort of like combined stuffs. I do different kinds of music so even when I am making R&B or pop, you can hear the Yoruba ‘h’ factor.
You just know that this is not an American or British person, so you can always tell that my roots and my identity is always in my music.”
Fireboy urged Nigerian artists to leverage their newfound global recognition.
He emphasized the need to build a solid structure within the home music industry.
“One thing I want to take about is we are here [Western world] now. Afrobeats is here now. So what is the way forward? What next?
“I personally think this Afrobeats to the world thing shouldn’t be given more attention. I mean, we are already here. even before the Grammy [created an African category], we’ve already been recognised. We’ve achieved so much. So we need to build a structure. And more concerned about the future of the genre; the sustainability,” he said.
