Call Us by Our Name: Stop Using "Afrobeats"

        Wizkid at Gidi Fest 2018. Photo: Tej/Gidi Culture Festival.
    

        Call Us by Our Name: Stop Using "Afrobeats"
    Op-Ed: To retain ownership of our culture we must insist on labelling popular African music correctly
Korede Akinsete
February 04, 2019
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Op-Ed: To retain ownership of our culture we must insist on labelling popular African music correctly

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