Afrobeats is the Nigerian sound taking over pop music

[@FirstToFallT_T]

What a wonderful documentary. I'd never heard of this genre before and it's rare that I get to see the face of music like here. This is exactly why I subscribed

[@Qznews]

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[@thedaybreakwithantoniochebib]

Afrobeat began in Ghana in the early 1920s. During that time, Ghanaian musicians incorporated foreign influences like the foxtrot and calypso with Ghanaian rhythms like osibisaba (Fante). Highlife was associated with the local African aristocracy during the colonial period and was played by numerous bands including the Jazz Kings, Cape Coast Sugar Babies, and Accra Orchestra along the country's coast. Nigeria later joined the Afrobeat wave in the late 60s led by Fela Kuti who experimented with different contemporary music of the time. Upon arriving in Nigeria, Kuti also changed the name of his group to Africa '70. The new sound hailed from a club that he established called the Afrika Shrine. The band maintained a five-year residency at the Afrika Shrine from 1970 to 1975 while afrobeat thrived among Nigerian youth.

[@keishajohnson5823]

@@thedaybreakwithantoniochebib stop this rubbish!, afrobeat is NOT a ghanaian creation it only has high life influences (that's it) just like it has (jazz, soul, juju,) influences (but you don't see Americans trying to claim). you ghanaians are truly shameless trying to claim something just because it has some high life influence. fela kuti was the one that created and gave it the name in Lagos Nigeria by fusing different sounds together (jazz, high life, soul, juju ect). NOT ghana

[@thedaybreakwithantoniochebib]

@@keishajohnson5823 okay if by your standard everything I said was false, am going to go by what you explained in your comments, you knew Afrobeat involves High Life right, the documentary could have easily stated it, it's that simple, KZbin is a very big platform so we have to make sure that the facts are right. And to your point about Americans not complaining with their influences in Afrobeats genre, is simple they don't do Afrobeat music as the way Ghana or any other African country would do that's point 1 . Point 2 their influences is a small part of the genre compared to Ghanaian Highlife or Nigerian heavy beat or Fuji or what ever influences, I don't know if you watched the hole documentary it sounded like the genre was created with no influences. Even Hip pop has elements of some sort of influences. Just take time to analyze what I just said . To be honest I really love the documentary because it's promoting African music , but to be honest it's lacking some elements. And I hope they see this comment to be corrected in their next creation of another doc.

[@JakeJon]

Bro some Nigeria’s have tried to separate Afrobeats for some reason. Just remember Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast etc... are soo connected and were once under one rule even. So it’s rare to find 1 thing that belongs to one west African country. Eg. The jollof argument. I don’t know why Nigeria’s are separating us now we are getting a breakthrough. African’s have struggled together.

[@osas201]

I’m so happy our sound is going global now. Nigeria to the world 🇳🇬🇳🇬 just give us good politicians and you will see how nigeria becomes a super power

[@29dj17]

I am Ghanaian and seeing a couple comments saying Ghana deserves credit. To be fair Ghanaian we don't promote ourselves well and hard enough yet if another country does something that has some of our influence we want to get credit for it. It's good to be credited but people will also credit you only if they want to. Lets tell our story and stop leeching off other people. shout out to Nigeria for always going hard on promoting themselves.

[@thedaybreakwithantoniochebib]

Afrobeat began in Ghana in the early 1920s. During that time, Ghanaian musicians incorporated foreign influences like the foxtrot and calypso with Ghanaian rhythms like osibisaba (Fante). Highlife was associated with the local African aristocracy during the colonial period and was played by numerous bands including the Jazz Kings, Cape Coast Sugar Babies, and Accra Orchestra along the country's coast. Nigeria later joined the Afrobeat wave in the late 60s led by Fela Kuti who experimented with different contemporary music of the time. Upon arriving in Nigeria, Kuti also changed the name of his group to Africa '70. The new sound hailed from a club that he established called the Afrika Shrine. The band maintained a five-year residency at the Afrika Shrine from 1970 to 1975 while afrobeat thrived among Nigerian youth.

[@jonathanogbone9925]

thanks bro for being truthful, we nigerians push ourselves to the limit

[@tjti2631]

29Dj I’m Nigerian and I agree they should have mentioned Ghana . Nigeria and Ghana heavily influence each other when it comes to music. Some Nigerian artist sing in twi and vice versa

[@Sky-ll9wq]

@@thedaybreakwithantoniochebib lol lies 😭

[@james56660]

@@thedaybreakwithantoniochebib + Lies. You are everywhere on this thread pushing your Lies. You beginning to piss me off and my gloves are about to come off. Dude, I am asking you to go your a Ghanaian comment section and leave our thread alone. I itching to verbally eviscerate you here. You have your heads up and I suggest you keep the step on. Please go to a Ghanaian youtube thread and spew your garbage.

[@ministerchee_]

Wow! The only thing remaining for Nigeria is to have patriotic , Visionary Leaders and she will become a super power 😭😭 We have the entertainment, resources, culture, man-power, intelligence God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@dan-babaoat332]

I agree, at least major power

[@JP0411]

Need female leaders

[@arubuolaebenezer9986]

@@JP0411 female what? Have you forgotten what a man can do a woman can do better.

[@ikuobasemiracle3917]

@@arubuolaebenezer9986 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌

[@k4temis]

I am absolutely in love with Afrobeats and Nigeria. How exciting to see the future prospects for where this genre is going.

[@danorous1260]

Love you too baby. Hope it's not a man posting a female's pic

[@kingnarhmusic]

As a musician from West Africa it's great to see a docu about Afrobeats.

[@vincentnwankwo1611]

Bro dia is nothing like west Africa , state your country. Afrobeats is NIGERIAN

[@silvermorona]

@@vincentnwankwo1611 comments like yours make me embarrassed to be Nigerian. When did the comments above say that afrobeats isn't Nigerian. By the way west Africa exists.

[@vincentnwankwo1611]

@@silvermorona keep editing your comments, we have enough bad name in Nigeria already, this music is our pride and what is currently giving us a good name in the world now. Call it what it is Nigerian music, give Nigeria the credit we are working hard for it. When it comes to terrorism, crime and corruption they call it Nigerian but our music is banging everywhere , they call it African or west African. Keep embarrassing yourself

[@jerrythomas4240]

I’m black American and I appreciated afrobeats music.

[@lobecosc]

Afrobeats is LIFE. I fell in love a few years ago and never looked back since.

[@steveveron251]

Thank you. Nigeria to the world 🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@uyilol4557]

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬💪🏿

[@ikdaboss380]

Nigerian musicians be killin it everywhere.....from Davido to Mr Eazi to Burna boy to Tiwa savage and Yemi Alade, AFROBEATS IS ONE OF A KIND with almost every musician having his or her own signature pattern and beats all in AFROBEATS.From clubs in Nanjing China to Kiev Ukraine to the U.S and U.K,Afrobeats is a sure bet if you want to get people dancing no matter the language been spoken.

[@steveveron251]

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[@olayelebaguelbaguel7947]

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[@grozdinapetrowic4323]

Africa is the MOTHER of happinesss, music, smile, love, dreams, water, breath, air... Everything.... love to Nigeria ... Ghana... and rest ... Lagos has the best musicians...🙌🏿

[@thatguy2]

yo! I fell in love with afrobeats back in 2009. when ice price was dropping hit after hit! ... now Burna boys is doing the same afrobeats is life!

[@steveveron251]

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[@uyilol4557]

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@Pawsandwhiskers23]

Afrobeats, Nigeria's super duper unique sound. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@unlimitedbeauty3693]

I love afrobeats. Much love to Nigeria & all the african nations. I just love how the beats make me feel.

[@lilmizzije]

Afrobeats is a iconic genre🇳🇬. Truly one of a kind.

[@asconax]

That Naija girl. The sound they talking about is azonto sound which originated in Ghana not Nigeria.

[@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799]

asconax which girl again ,.. oh my god ,...

[@kingj6217]

@@asconax fish brain

[@kingj6217]

@@asconax you people are too desperate.

[@Victor-eq4so]

@@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799 i no know oo which girl him see for here

[@Wavecurve]

The success of Nigeria's Afrobeat rests on the legacy left by Fela Kuti. Modern Afrobeat may not sound exactly like Fela Kuti, but both sound came from the same philosophy. Fela Kuti was a fierce Afrocentric, who believed that Africans should develop and project their own art and culture. So, he created his signature rhythm, which he called 'Afrobeat.' And he sang only in Nigerian pidgin, mixing in his native Yoruba language. Fela Kuti became a folk Hero because of his Afrocentric and Nationalist views. Eventually, the new generation learned Fela Kuti's cultural pride. They also improved his unique and catchy rhythm, and called it Afrobeats. Fela Kuti's philosophy that is pushing Afrobeat is very well expressed in a song that Fela played with a Ghanaian singer. The title of the song is 'Upside Down'.

[@blackintrovert4003]

Hip life is Ghanaian, Soukous is Congolese, Makossa is Cameroonian, Rai is Moroccan and Afrobeats is Nigerian.

[@Itshannahef]

But still no matter the country everybody makes and loves the music.

[@ananseqweku6072]

Afrobeat came out of the Ghanaian highlife listen to Fela then go back to osibisa,nana Ampedu,abirekyireba kofi sammy and many more other legends and they were doing it before fela kuti came around so it can never be a Nigerian song but I can say it's a west African thing because it has taken alot of flavours from other west African countries. But it's just not Nigerian originated.

[@slysteel7227]

@@ananseqweku6072 Something is wrong with you Ghanaians,hiplife came after the likes of 2face,african china and many other Nigerian sounds started banging in Ghana,then ghana artists now decided to join the fray and created hiplife.

[@ananseqweku6072]

Afrobeat is not a genre afro(africa) beat (rhythm)

[@JP0411]

@@slysteel7227 do you have a problem with reading? Afrobeat came from ghana. I would not consider 2face afrobeats. Something wrong with you!

[@NA-gc2nc]

People love taking Nigerias credit. Especially other west africans. They can’t handle that Nigerians created such an amazing genre

[@Veronique428]

N A 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🤨

[@kingj6217]

Dont mind them

[@kingj6217]

Specially our brothers from other countries in the west Africa.

[@patrickkuffour]

lol no one likes to take anything from a nigerian stop your lies! before what you call yours "afrobeats" what were you guys doing music wise? name the music you guys had before this. and ill show you it all came from ghana! azonto came you guys were doing what? thats the sound that gave rise to it all that you ppl hijacked and popularized it! nothing else. the creation part you guys were not around buddy! azonto came the next day we woke up u guys had alinga or alingo lol always copying and lying stop it!

[@kingj6217]

@@patrickkuffour fool wen did Azonto come out?dump Befor azonto we already have alanta ,skelewu,and others.

[@hanawana]

It’s true. Afrobeats is everywhere in London. Everywhere.

[@franQpoet]

big love for my nigerian and fellow african people at large...

[@iemarjay]

Wonderful documentary.... I appreciate what you guys do and proud of u as a Nigerian

[@laviv3576]

I've seen many comments disputing the origin of Afrobeats which is very disrespectful, Afrobeats ORIGINATED and is a Nigerian sound not one of the whole of West Africa or Africa, please leave it out, yes afro means African/black but not every African that makes music makes afrobeats, same way the South Africans have House, Ivorians have decale, stop undermining us because if we were talking about things like 419 you guys wouldn't be quick to claim shared ownership. Yes Fela went to Ghana but he also went to America and the UK, do you see those countries claiming to have made afrobeats also? The sound he made prior and after is exactly the same so what was influenced apart from his Yoruba origin and juju music ? Let Nigerians win in peace please.

[@Darkmountaindweller]

la Viv well said!

[@moham.279]

la Viv, You nailed it. People just hate Nigeria for nothing..

[@project-237]

Its not about hating Nigeria, its about facts. Afrobeats doesnt belong to Nigeria. Nigeria revolutionized Afrobeats and put it on the international scene. Nigerian, Ghanian, Cameroon etc all have their own cultural influence on their Afrobeats genre even some French African countries have Afrobeats which they call Afrotrap with their own cultural influence on it. Afrobeats is simply and mixture of African and Urban music, Afrobeats has nothing to do with Fela's Afrobeat band. I doubt if you even watch this video.

[@moham.279]

Essomo Serge, why would you say “I doubt if you watched the video “? Stop making caricature of yourself. Afrobeat is Nigerian period. Stop hating..

[@lilmizzije]

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[@saranweah9429]

The musical genre afrobeat originated in the 1960s and 1970s as a blend of traditional Yoruba music with jazz, West African highlife and funk. ... Their timeless recordings from the 1970s made a significant impact on the Nigerian music scene before gaining popularity around the glob

[@uchihahikaku1630]

Afrobeats fan here from New Zealand. Waaasup.

[@vibewithshern2951]

Am jamaican , but afrobeats is ruling

[@ShammyM.]

I'm

[@purebreed9695]

Afrobeats is not just Nigerian but the Nigerian Afrobeats musicians are very popular,Afro beats is west African

[@90210feloxy]

Surprise ! Surprise!! Nigeria happens to be in West Africa.

[@purebreed9695]

@@90210feloxy nobody said Nigeria wasn't in West Africa,but Afrobeats is not just Nigerian that's what I meant

[@james56660]

@@90210feloxy + Wait for it the Ghanaian equation is coming. That comment is coming from a Ghanaian. I bet my last dollar on my assertion.

[@james56660]

@@purebreed9695 + Wait for it.........Just wait for it. Ghanaians are going to attach themselves somehow. Ghanaians are really jealous of Nigerians.

[@purebreed9695]

@@james56660 but Ghana is in West Africa,so what are u talking abt?

[@NA-gc2nc]

To all the insecure people who say ghana taught Fela, can’t Nigerians say Nigeria taught all of Africa because they created afrobeats?

[@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799]

N A we taught them all

[@yoinch]

How old is Nigeria? How did they create afrobeats? you are very stupid... so if Nigeria start doing makosa perfectly today.... those it mean that they thought Cameroon makosa.

[@Yorubaddie]

yoinch Jeslous

[@coolkid845]

Makossa went viral before any African song. Check out Makossa by manu dibango. Watch it influence on big artist like micheal Jackson even disco music. But Cameroonians never brag about those things because it’s Africa that is winning. Also Cameroon made FIFA to grant access to 4 African countries to the World Cup but they never bash anyone or tryna be rude. Everyone danced to Congolese music Nigeria wuna calm down because this pride go scatter wuna

[@ayokidzzy6326]

@@coolkid845 baba calm down....

[@JohnNelsonTMFOrgulloMiskito]

Cuando escucho afrobeat o afropop mi mente sale de este planeta tan monótono. Saludos desde Honduras, máximo respeto para Zars y Wizkid lo escucho desde 2010.

[@edisonbolivia1143]

Yo también lo escucha sinceramente son mejores Tekno, Wizkid, Flavour, Davido, Joeboy, Tiwa Savage, Yemi alade, Burna Boy,Phyno, Psquare,Blacket,Run Town mad over you

[@elainem6832]

Reggae has always been huge in Africa. I certainly can hear a strong reggae influence as well. Great music. 🙏😏

[@saranweah9429]

The term was coined in the 1960s by Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who is responsible for pioneering and popularizing the style both within and outside Nigeria.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Another *great musical wave from West Africa.* More and more of such things will come into the global awareness, when the Internet is faster in Africa. The artists will make more money if they set up their own artist profiles on all the platforms, in stead of giving all their rights to music labels. Be careful guys !

[@eve36368]

epSos.de OMG the music industry is the least regulated & most predatory of the entertainment industries. Seriously, 1950s USAmerican black people got scammed from the labels & died penniless. So I pray this robber barron shit won't repeat itself like colonialization & imperialism jfc.

[@douglasw1545]

Music labels make them famous and heard, without them noone would know them

[@Veronique428]

Eve Kohley Unfortunately artist in 70’s,80´s, 90´s did have the same fate, they are scammed by music corporation till this day, some had to fight for years just to be freeing of their contract, otherwise they couldn’t make another album in another labels. Singers like TLC,Toni Braxton, Joyce Stone and Jojo, to name a few, are the proof that this scheme still occurs this they; but when singers realized it, too often it’s too late.

[@steveveron251]

It is Nigerian music genre. Not west African.

[@vincentnwankwo1611]

@@steveveron251 no mind dese people

[@MannyXO]

Yeah it’s not a sound from Nigeria only but West Africa you could almost say. You can’t mention Afrobeats without mentioning Ghana to be fair. But still though love to Nigeria and other countries killing the Afro Vibe. I love every bit of it. Good content

[@Godsmustbecrazi3]

Manny XO I know u won’t want to accept the fact that afrobeat is synonymous to Nigeria. Ghana music was a huge influence when the Nigerian music went down so hiplife was what most Nigerian listen to then

[@james56660]

@@Godsmustbecrazi3 + They will never give it up but can't blame the Ghanaians though...........Everybody wants to be associated with winners.

[@BukunmiHafiz]

Hey man, this is isn't a well-rounded documentary on the sound. Its a one-sided narrative of a fan who happens to work at Quartz and is Nigerian. Afrobeats is more than Nigeria.

[@AfriPrincess411]

@Easy Bandz No they are coping original West African sound

[@tbg6070]

It's not about wanting to accept or deny anything, it's the truth: what we call Afrobeats has for some time now merged over to being *Afropop (with sounds from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Congo, Ivory Coast, etc). Some Nigerians (fans) want to claim total ownership but not only is this dishonest, it's disrespectful to the non-Nigerians that support Nigerian music@@Godsmustbecrazi3

[@dulceroland9049]

This was an awesome breakdown of Afrobeats. Been a fan for a long time. It's beautiful to see the world catching up lol.

[@Godsmustbecrazi3]

My broda Sarz, remember giving his for artist to produce for. Always knew he would go places. A lot of people don’t know how good he is

[@noisycomment1990]

Rock, metal, punk etc. sound the same to many. But sophisticated listeners will point out the nuance and innovation in each. For those saying Afrobeats is "African/West African", you actually do our arts a disservice. There are many unique sounds (cadence, breaks etc) from West Africa. Afrobeats is one such sound that originated in Nigeria and popularized mainly by Nigerian artists.

[@nolramsiwel3480]

Someone asked me did I make Afrobeats today! As a versatile producer, I don't have a particular sound yet but most recently, I purposely made a reggae and an Afrobeat to stretch my creativity! I went to Haiti before and the joy, sounds, dance and movement was similar to Nigerians! I love the sound and it is gonna challenge me to create more tracks such as these! Great documentary. Short & Sweet!

[@vincenta.2406]

Short, concise and positive. However, I am kinda uncomfortable with how you tried to distance Afrobeats from Afrobeat. Yes, they may be different but Afrobeats was derived from Afrobeat. Afrobeats is faster, more rhythmic and less political but it is just a modernized form of the rhythm jazz fusion which Fela pioneered and popularized.

[@justemeka]

I’m shocked though but I get the illustration

[@IkesLionsDen]

Burna Boy has Fela's Afrobeat written all over his music. Even some of Wizkid music like Sweet Love and Jayie jaiye

[@LeahTVdotcom]

No, Pan Africanist I disagree. Fela is the King of Afro beat ! An Wizkid maybe ? the Prince of Afro beats, now would you say John Coltrane and Jay Z are the same ? NO ! They do not even have the same musical skills. This news story, did a good job.

[@MM-xm5vx]

I prefer Afrobeat especially the Somali ones

[@amandaeguale1641]

They are all the same

[@exoticfishymax8397]

Oh lord everywhere it is so nice and enjoyable. You can hear the happiness in the song. Well done

[@ayde92829]

This story made me so stoked for the future. ✌❤

[@akim15]

Would disagree with the claim that afrobeats isn't political .If you listen to Burna Boy - Ye & Dangote; Tekno - Rara or most Falz songs all have extremely political msgs

[@diasporachick]

Falz is Hip Hop not genre. other two examples very true. I'd say thought that Tekno samples from a number of African genres including Afrobeats.

[@mariamoutou9765]

afrobeats is so real! It's dominating pop music in my home country Mauritius but I'm ngl hardly anybody knows where it's from I didn't where it was from until this video so...

[@vincentnwankwo1611]

It's from Nigeria

[@ugowoundo]

Afrobeats na 9ja sound period, even if you sell the beats to other countries, it still won't sound like something from Lagos streets but that's a story I'll leave for another day, if you know you know.

[@tejuosoayomide4197]

Facts bruv

[@POBoxAfrica]

Truth

[@uyilol4557]

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[@samueladoun2989]

Afro beats is purely Nigerian creation. Just like macossa is Cameron's.

[@Ethereally_present]

Samuel Adoun , it’s called Makossa* and it’s from Cameroon*

[@samueladoun2989]

@@Ethereally_present the most important thing is, you understood what I saying. Autocorrect was messing with me.

[@oneineverysix.3394]

Yes

[@benja303]

EZE THE GREAT Black Americans did not invent fruity loops or auto tune. That is the dumbest comment I’ve read all year. And those are tools to create music, it has nothing to do with the direction of the music.

@@benja303 of course we didn't and just like the turntable. We made DJing of what it is today. Hands down no other culture like black American culture. Now I love africa and that's where we get our soul from, we are equal not one better than the other

[@rong7754]

afrobeats is a game changer in the musical world ...

[@douglasw1545]

Very cool I'd love to see Africa doing well and contributing to the world, much love and support from Europe ❤

[@wariisaac2809]

It's funny because in the summer of 2014 when I was about to come to the US, I worked out with Sarz in the same gym at Ifako Gbagada, but didn't know that was him haha. And yea I can tell you how much Afro beats is making waves in the US. Davido's "If" became my teammates' anthem after every soccer win.

[@NA-gc2nc]

If people are saying that not only Nigeria does afrobeats, then where tf was it created? Americans do mexican music, dosent mean it’s fuckin theres. Mexico created the music. A ton of countries can do afrobeats. BUT NIGERIA CREATED THE GENRE, Its not that hard to understand. People just can’t admit it because afrobeats is so popular and everyone wants to claim it. Culture vulturing

[@amandaeguale1641]

Jealousy is the reason

[@nmkone2207]

Afrobeats was and will be forever an identity.

[@gidds4809]

I'm here in 2022. That intro made sure I stayed till the end. Fantastic job YK!

[@ehizsundaysunday8554]

Aaaasaa Africa because afro bit is big now all the country in Africa are claiming it, but if bad things you people we say it Nigerians hmmm God is watching you people

[@ayokidzzy6326]

Lolz 😂😂😂😂 no be lie oh

[@wh0s_kayyy]

Have u ever thought of making researches? Its owned by Ghanaians and Nigerians

[@vincentnwankwo1611]

@@wh0s_kayyy which Ghana and NIGERIANs oga pls stick to your dancehall hiplife and highlife , azonto jare. Noting concern Una with afrobeats. It's technically a Nigerian innovation.

[@wh0s_kayyy]

@@vincentnwankwo1611 😂ever made researches? Do u know the hot debates come across concerning this topic? Don't say what u don't know rather ask me and I'll tell u or Google urself. Its mostly owned by Nigerians tho coz fela kuti brought it

[@vincentnwankwo1611]

@@wh0s_kayyy face ur highlife and leave Nigerian music alone

[@debstar2005]

This so late, us Londoners have been on afrobeats since the early 2000s Oliver Twist 1st tune that was a big tune. The artist was a Nigerian security guard from a supermarket.

[@chineduokigbo5010]

Street hawkers are no longer the main distribution platforms ofmusics in Nigeria. Most songs if not all are downloaded from websites and blogs atm.

[@austin2k994]

I dey see so many Ghanaians for hia claiming afro beats, me I dey fear oooh, make them no go claim big brother 9ja or nollywood one day ooh.

[@ayokidzzy6326]

U are everywhere bro ..I always dey follow u for back lol 😂😂. GH be claiming everything..ask Dem which of their artist is doing afrobeat...none of dem ... there too artist ain't referred to as afrobeat artist but as dancehall and reggae shit.. but they will still be claiming nonsense...which of their artist was big during fela period ??

[@austin2k994]

@@ayokidzzy6326 lol 😂

[@NA-gc2nc]

Nigeria did create afrobeats😂 whether y’all like it or not😂😂

[@EzekielRamadan]

Thank you

[@shamira13]

Ur right they r nbr 1 love from rwanda

[@Yorubaddie]

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@steveveron251]

@@shamira13 Thank you.. 🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@erismara9099]

Is there anyone arguing on that

[@carboy101]

Afrobeats and Jamaican Dancehall are basically musical siblings. Shout out to West Africa. Jamaicans might be half a world away but you hardly tell us a part.

[@boochi7087]

So many people on here are so upset because Afrobeats wasn't classified as "West African". The top three Afrobeats musicians in the world are Nigerian, so i don't think there's anything wrong with the emphasis on Nigeria. Chill y'all. Nigerians are West Africans too!!

[@jamesbaron597]

Dont blame it on anybody its making it seem like a whole bunch of other Western African countries didnt create this sound so just saying its a Nigerian sound leaves out a whole bunch of culture put together to create this genre

[@lilmizzije]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@IkesLionsDen]

Top 3? Top 10 even!

[@barbarafadare4460]

Gbam!

[@ehizsundaysunday8554]

You are very correct 😍

[@maryandrew3324]

Too many butthurt ghanians and other Africans in the comments. Afrobeats is Nigerian. Una go dey alright las las.

[@Yorubaddie]

Maryam Mohammed Afrobeats started in Nigeria

[@artrasj]

Afrobeat is a sound from Ghana highlife music🎶 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 Afrobeat is 💯💯💯💯Ghana not Nigeria. Fela only came to Ghana to learn highlife music from Ghana. He is not the founder of Afrobeat. Afrobeat is Ghanaian music genre which was in Ghana since 1920. Nigerians was influence by Ghanaian Highlife music in 1970. 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

[@kenziestv6934]

@@artrasj it was influenced by ghana highlife. But it is NOT Ghana highlife. Fela fused several music genres together to create the sound.

[@artrasj]

@@kenziestv6934 😂 😂 😂 bro Afrobeat n Highlife music is all 💯🇬🇭 it was in Ghana since 1920s which was then Gold Coast. Fela is not the originator. How can Fela be founder of genre that is older than him. 😂 😂 😂

[@AhmedAhmed-gp5xv]

@@artrasj This dude everywhere copying n pasting lmao. We living rent free in his head yo. 😂😂😂

[@slysteel7227]

Ghana should stop trying to link up with Nigeria each time any story is done about Nigerian music or film,you see envious Ghana people creeping out to attach themselves.

[@edzico1908]

They even claim to be the owners of jollof rice, na wa for bad belle people, the spirit of envy and jealousy is witchcraft.

[@Yorubaddie]

Facts

[@charleseze8153]

Guy u are very correct they are so envious

[@artrasj]

@@charleseze8153 Ghana doesn't envy Nigeria in anything. U guys are doing Ghana genre n u acting like u owns the genre. that is where the problem comes in. Cos Afrobeat is older than Fela. Afrobeat was in Gold Coast since 1920s. Fela was only legend to Afrobeat n highlife music but not the founder so when u talk about Afrobeat u have to mention Ghana not Nigeria.

[@wh0s_kayyy]

@@artrasj true, I just researched it

[@22bdunlevy]

I like nigeria and art form!

[@pj5295]

Could you guys do a video on Kizomba which is a popular music genre from Angola?

[@Qznews]

We’ll definitely look into it - thank you for the input.

[@fritzgerminor2453]

@@Qznews if you going to look into kizomba, please consider look into the difference between Zouk from the French Caribbeans compare to kizomba. Besides the language.

[@tbg6070]

Thank you. Also make sure not to include the cheap electro-based "Kizomba" attempts by white folks.@@fritzgerminor2453

[@masturten]

Kompa/zouk/kizomba

[@rosedalinevaletine6931]

@@masturten All different genres, but one influenced the following two?

[@karinebale4889]

Growing up in Africa I recognize the problem that artists have to make money on the continent as no one would buy CD or music online, we would always download it illegally. But I'd like to say that at least where I grew up people go to concerts. Anyways, I am really happy about the changes that are made on the continent to allow artists to make money out of their songs because they deserve it!!!! I love this channel, keep up the go work!

[@danielh8569]

It was a great story till universal got in the picture. My god. Dont believe the only way you can make it by letting corporations own and distribute your music.

[@blaqkmann6473]

Exactly what i was thinking. When the genre was unknown to the world, where was universal music and all these corporations. No where to be found but now that the genre is bigger they want a piece of it.

[@SY4NDENE]

@@blaqkmann6473 I was just about to upload the same sentiments when I saw your comment. This is why organic talent that know the score only deal with small,ethical ,independent labels so that cultural appropriation of our creative wealth isn't siphoned off by those who care nothing about God given talent and more about how much they can throw into their back pockets before these artists wake up. Whatever they make will be miniscule compared to the trillions these wanton, thieving organisations make. Fela would be turning in his grave as he worked tirelessly against this very same type of oppression within the arts

[@bd751]

@@SY4NDENE meanwhile nigerian street hawkers are making a living off the backs of these artists by pirating their music and you don't complain about that smh. At least Universal will cut them a cheque which is better than no cheque. These corporations don't steal anything from you. Nobody forces anyone's hand at signing any contracts. If the terms aren't good for you, just walk away.

[@SY4NDENE]

@@bd751 You have an extremely valid point. The street hawkers though are bottom feeders in this entire insipid artistic chain and are not the ones with multi million dollar organisations bastardizing the creative gene pool by offering false promises. No musician that signs on the dotted line in this day and age owns any of their music. Or at least very rarely as a huge percentage of what is made by the artist doesn't filter through to the artist for years. Just watch the TLC documentaries to see this. Michael. George and prince could tell you that before they passed and they were at the top of their game so what does that tell you about these giant corporations. Your right. No one has to sign up but the lure of big money for a lot of artists unfamiliar with the music industry game is overwhelming. It is only when they start realising that there are more sacrifices that they have to make than first realized that they start to wake up. The music industry in Nigeria is largely untapped by the west hence the mass infiltration now to exploit and make money out of this new resource for them. One of the things Fela fought against till the day he died.

[@LeahTVdotcom]

The Afro beats Stars make more money then most American Artists ! Rich on Tours and produce endorsements. Good that the little guys can turn a hustle into it. better then being pimped by Universal, they do not care about your people. Leah Tunkara

[@ehizsundaysunday8554]

Which country is singing in Africa apart from Nigeria? ??

[@thabangmalete4282]

South Africa...best House music in the world

[@samuel_nk]

@@thabangmalete4282 No one cares about your house music outside Africa

[@coolkid845]

Your mami pima

[@ayokidzzy6326]

@@coolkid845 ur Parle GB

[@ayokidzzy6326]

@@thabangmalete4282 okay Jerusalema 😁🤣

[@oneineverysix.3394]

I love Nigerians.

[@saranweah9429]

Nigeria celebrates the king of Afrobeat Fela Kuti. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Fans of the late Afrobeat legend and political activist Fela Kuti can now get a closer look at his life, in a newly opened museum in Lagos.Oct 23, 2012

[@LeahsWALKABOUT]

I love it, I live in Hawaii, born in New York. Good news story here. Leah Tunkara

[@maryandrew3324]

LeahsWALKABOUT damn, this is your third comment so far. I'm guessing you really do like afrobeats.

[@blitz4sure]

I'm African American & I love this music! Everyone that I turn it on to falls in love with it. Was wondering if u guys can put together a show in Atlanta! Play it & they will come. Pleeeeeeeeeze! I love Ajabutter2's voice & flow. I believe he's from Ghana. Kinda jazzy.

[@MrSivram28]

Ajabutter is Nigerian

[@ayokidzzy6326]

Ajebutter is from Niger ...can't you see the name ?? Which means a pampered child ..

[@lionlockx5738]

The narrator is defo a Nigerian with an excellent western English accent and vocabulary...Nigerian claimed the whole genre to themselves....brothers and sisters let's not discredit the whole continent contribution 🤕⚡❤

[@FWM4Ever]

Thank you for making the distinction between Afrobeat and Afrobeats. Think many they’re interchangeable

[@Wavecurve]

Ghana likes to associate itself with Nigerian success.

[@buravan1512]

Is that a problem? If you make it , Ghana makes it too.😂

[@boochi7087]

Love my Afrobeats! The reason why Afrobeats is so popular now is because most Africans/Nigerians outside the country are recognizing the importance of staying true to their identity. There is so much fun in having such a rich culture, and I can't wait for summer to come around so all my oyinbo people can hear my afrobeats. Something about this docu confuses me though; I understand that piracy is a huge problem in Nigeria but it's a huge problem everywhere for all artists. Most artists outside Nigeria make a significant amount of their money from merchandise sales and concerts too so I don't understand what Universal is trying to do. As long as the internet exists; piracy will always be an issue. You're saying it like it's such a bad thing for artists to do concerts outside the country. That's seriously where they should focus on because it gives them so much exposure and there's a lot of money to be made. I'd rather do one concert in yankee than sit and wait for Nigerians to buy my music oh. What's it now? $1= 350 Naira. Abeg!!

[@Sea97]

when I watched "Fonko" documentary and they were speaking about Nigeria and SA music industry, at first they said it was a problem for artists but eventually they found a way to cooperate with pirates :)) need to re-watch to recall what they said exactly. so I am also curious. The first things you said are such true. 10000%

[@opeyemifamakin]

beautiful documentary

[@benceze]

Sarz is a madman. Niniola can confirm this

[@project-237]

Respect to Nigeria for their influence brought on Afrobeats. But saying Afrobeats belongs to Nigeria is like saying pigin english belongs to Nigeria, while Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia all speak pigin. Because Afrobeats is simply a mixture of African and urban music and culture.

[@aghoghoonokpe5681]

Right so by ur analogy if Nigerians start speaking twi then it doesn't belong to Ghanaians anymore?

[@james56660]

@@aghoghoonokpe5681 + Wow. That's all I got to say. Do Ghanaians even have pidgin English apart from the one they borrowed from Nigeria?

[@tbg6070]

Lol funny thing is I've actually heard someone once say that Nigeria is the only one speaking pigin (when even the IRISH) speak it. Some Nigerians are on another level of arrogance

[@tbg6070]

False equivalence: Twi is a language that can be SPECIFICALLY pointed to a region within Ghana with particular dialectal patterns; while pigin is merely broken English adapted to each localities. Even Irish people speak pigin, did they borrow that too from Nigeria?@@aghoghoonokpe5681

[@aghoghoonokpe5681]

@@tbg6070 nobody speaks nigerian pidgin so just leave it.

[@isychi7314]

Afro beats is a whole lots of different beats from Africa, the carribeans and even urban American beats combined together, sometimes when I listen to some songs I can get traditional drumming like from a festival in my village.... It's sooo cool

[@micahazuoru8047]

Kanayo King is a nice Afrobeat artist people should check out. His track called "Fight Over You" is 🔥🔥🔥

[@Godsmustbecrazi3]

My broda Sarz, remember giving his first artist to produce, they were a group thou (bushmen) Always knew he would go places. A lot of people don’t know how good he is

[@gogbone]

why do you guys get like no views, these videos are so good

[@NA-gc2nc]

Nigerians created afrobeats! That is their thing. Just like other countries have their stuff. South africa has gqom, ivory coast has decale, etc. Just cuz afrobeats is popular af and trendy dosent mean other Africans can claim it cuz you like it and are doing it too. Don’t take Nigeria’s credit. And stfu with Ghana taught Fela. You guys couldnt create stars like Fela so you wanna act like y’all fuckin birthed him. And since yall wanna say Ghana taught fela, didnt nigerians teach everyone else then since everyone is doing afrobeats?

[@adeliyiseyi525]

Yomi Kazeem. Been reading your write-ups. Finally get to put a voice to the name

[@macisraeladeola8334]

EXCEPTIONALLY DONE,WHAT A GREAT JOB. WOW

[@Jamusictv]

Love it! Afrobeats is so fire!

[@saralove6974]

Great video🔥👍💯 New Afrobeat🎶 Chyna dain🔥

[@uzomastephaniendulue6414]

That’s what I’m talking about!!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾❤️

[@Novaevaculture]

6:39 Yeah right terrible, like you can make a lot of money with spotify xD Great video also great content

[@romz5330]

If the people at Universal Lagos are smart.They will learn the ropes of the game and create an indigenous distribution firm to secure the African music market.

[@yungtouch225th]

I love this explanation and Afrobeats (with a “s”) is incredible uptempo fun music.

[@Miracle-lx7cb]

God bless AFRICA

[@Baddamozie]

World 🌎 class! Plain and simple!

[@noisycomment1990]

"Nigeria spelled backwards is Ghana, true story" - Ghanaians #GhanaLogic

[@talkinghealth-PatRobbopharmeds]

Afrobeats to the world. Africa to the world

[@noisycomment1990]

"Afrobeats" as a contemporary genre is a NIGERIAN-ORIGINATED sound. Sure, West Africans share similar music instruments, vocal style so some patterns will always be recognizable. I mean, everybody raps, and rap may be rooted in African vocal rhythms, but it is a distinct African-American genre. I love my Ghanaians... but una like to claim too much, jor! Carve out a niche and Nigeria is more than happy to celebrate you our cousins as well :)

[@NewAb22]

They should be promoting their native highlife music but instead they're promoting shitty dancehall(no shade to Jamaica that is the best at it) via Shatta whatshisname. 😂

[@SuperCapuka]

Afrobeats to me is Nigerians looked outside Nigeria and took things from different countries and cultures and mixed it to create a new sound. You can hear bits of Zouk (compass), RnB, Hip-Hop, Ghana, Congo, Angola, South Africa and Jamaica you can even hear samples of 50cent & James Brown on songs to make it sound familiar to US music. When you listen to pre 2000’s Nigéria music you can’t find any links to Afrobeats. Kudos to Nigeria, it’s their time, they got busy forging a new trend, it’s not 100% Nigerian like Amapiano is 100% South African.

[@LeahsWALKABOUT]

Even though I go to West Africa from America, The Gambia is the country I love but I must get my Afrobeats from Naija ! NOT ALL MUSIC FROM AFRICA, MOVES ME, NIGERIAN 'love songs' are THE BEST, better then America's SORRY ASS. Tell them do not copy Black American RAP Artists, that music is weak. Leah Tunkara from the U.S

[@norubi]

"While afrobeats takes on influences from afrobeat, it is a diverse fusion of various different genres such as British house music, hiplife, hip hop, dancehall, soca, Jùjú music, highlife, R&B, Ndombolo, Naija beats, Azonto, and Palm-wine music". The majority of afrobeats songs I've heard sounds like the beat of dancehall and soca that are Afro-Caribbean. I want to hear more african rhyhtms with pop/RnB/hip hop could someone may reply me examples of that? Pleaseeee

[@amandaeguale1641]

Azonto that was just yesterday, Ghana pls go and promote your own sound

[@viva8258]

Finally someone with some sense, afrobeat manly gets mixed up for soca/calypso and the groovy subgenre. Ppl say it sounds like dancehall but I don’t hear it

[@ticheri16]

African music is the best music in the world. Afrobeats are the best beats on the globe. 🌍🌎🌏✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

[@naijacyberbull8021]

According to history fela who created the whole afrobeat movement is a Nigerian but was brought to Ghana by his mum, that was were the whole afrobeat movement begin, because in Ghana fela joined/create a band that sings an afrobeat music, he was the band leader and fela later go backs to Nigeria to continue the afrobeat movement. Infact before that time afrobeat style of music already existed in west africa but Fela Kuti made it more popular in both Ghana and Nigeria. So if you are wondering why afrobeat is huge in Ghana and Nigeria, wonder no more because history got the answer to your wonders.

[@MrMysticphantom]

This aint my jam... but i can also see why people love it. Its even better to know about its origins, culture, and related contexts. The only thing will annoy me though..is soon..people will start to treat US/UK versions of this music as if its "culturally appropriated" even though its an actual coop and or partnership

[@thebeatboy6664]

Parternership? It’s our culture and if credit due isn’t given and the artist or corporation doesn’t care about the culture, then it’s appropriated.

[@thebeatboy6664]

People should enjoy the music without having the intention of gaining from the culture they don’t care about

[@shakeempierre3477]

Quartz gets a WIN For this video

[@Mzwambedu]

its not just Nigerian sound, its more of a regional thing I am sure some might be upset

[@MrSivram28]

It originated in Nigeria

[@Darkmountaindweller]

It like saying House is a Nigerian thing or Makosa is ghanian,Afrobeats is Nigeria.According to your logic Sarkodie does Afrobeats?STOP IT.

[@project-237]

@@MrSivram28 No Afrobeats did not originate from nigeria because Afrobeats is a mixture of African and urban music, unless you want to tell Nigeria owns all the African culture. Take note that Afrobeats is not Fela's Afrobeat band. Every country that plays Afrobeats have their own cultural influence on their Afrobeats genre. Nigeria of course have the biggest and best genre, doesn't mean it began in Nigeria.

[@lilmizzije]

nah, originated from Nigeria, genre is Nigerian.

[@lilmizzije]

@@project-237 Yes it did. It was created by Fela Kuti who used elements from other countries including Nigeria.

[@davetube3958]

1:57 Are you even a Wizkid FC if you don't know that flash drive?