Ayra Starr, Rema, Burna Boy Make Obama’s Favorite Music for 2022
Any other grounds to cover?
Me no getty time for the hate and the bad energy
Got mi mind on my money
Make you dance like Poco Lee
Steady green like broccoli
Steady on my grind, no wan hear what they want telly me
Kudi na my fantasy
Dem wan dey check if my tap e no rush
These words from Ayra are the perfect icing to the cake that is Afro beats. Our music speaks for itself, devoid of hate.
As much as the list of the former President’s favorite music is not an award in itself, it is a validation of how far our music and our musicians have come.
These young men and women have made the world stop and notice them. “Taking the world by storm” is putting it in better terms. Any and everyone who loves good music cannot deny that there’s been at least one Afro beats song in their playlist from the year 2019.
These are the sounds I grew up listening to, crying to, and dancing to. These songs make up my playlist for every year I have lived. Seeing it get as much recognition as it is now is uplifting for me as a music lover and a young Nigerian woman looking to create…
