Tiwa Savage has shared a poignant personal reflection, revealing she was once unhappy about being African while growing up in London
However, Afrobeats’ global success and positive representation of African culture has filled her with pride.
She credits the genre’s impact for transforming her perspective, making her proud to be African.
She said: ““Afrobeats is the fastest growing genre in the world. We kind of created it with nothing; no support, no infrastructure, no real belief even from our own people initially.
“I remember growing up in London and I was not happy being African. But now I’m so proud because of how big Afrobeats is growing.
“There was a conversation at one point that Afrobeats is going to have its 15 minutes of fame and then fades away. But we are still here. We are not slowing down. In fact, we are filling out stadiums, and we are getting the biggest songs on the charts right now.
“I don’t know how true this is, but apparently one in every four black persons is a Nigerian or an African.
“So, we are not going anywhere. As much as they are trying to quiet us down, the music is not going anywhere. We are Africans and we are unstoppable,”
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