World famous Nigerian music diva Temilade Openiyi a.k.a Tems, has disagreed with the take of dancehall and reggae old timer Buju Banton on the future of Afrobeats.
The Jamaican born Buju Bantu had claimed during an interview that Afrobeats will not stand the test of time, and the genre would fade out sometime in the near future.
But Tems, speaking in a recent episode of the ‘Shopping the Sneakers’ podcast, said Afrobeats was different from reggae, which more is centered on social commentary.
“I understand where Buju Banton is coming from. Reggae is not afrobeats and afrobeats in Nigeria is specifically for escapism; that’s the purpose of afrobeats,” she said.
