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Legendary Afrobeats musician D’banj has announced plans for a collaborative tour alongside fellow music icons 2Baba and Timaya.
He made the revelation during a recent appearance on Adesope Live in London, United Kingdom.
Reflecting on the genre’s journey, the Oliver Twist crooner celebrated how Afrobeats has evolved—from its early days as a rising sound in West Africa during the 2000s and 2010s, when he and his peers dominated the scene, to its current status as a globally recognized genre.
D’banj emphasized that the explosive growth of Afrobeats was not solely the result of hard work from artists and music industry stakeholders, but also owed much to the unwavering support of the African diaspora.
He said, “I was speaking with Timaya the other day and he was like, ‘Banger, it’s okay, you’ve entrepreneur enough. It’s time to come out.’ And I said the same thing. I’m speaking to 2Face as well. 2Face was telling me – let’s go on a tour together.
“We have myself, 2Face and Timaya. We have great bodies of work. Because of how our industry is, there is a big market for everyone. So, yes, we will be going on a tour…
“I’m also dropping a new song with 2Face soon titled ‘Feeling Good.’ For those who have waited, I want to thank you guys. I think that would be the tag of the tour -just to thank. Because looking back 20 years…
“Now everybody is Afrobeats, everybody is African. But I remember when in this London it was not that great for you to say you are a Nigerian. We all wanted to be Jamaicans. Back then, everybody was embracing Jamaica so for us [Africans] to be the new pop [it is a big deal].
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“These days, there is no UK movie that I’ve seen and our music is not in. So a big kudos not just to the creatives but to the whole community [African diaspora].”
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