Nigeria: We're Losing Our Identity in Afrobeats - ID Cabasa Warns

Nigeria: We're Losing Our Identity in Afrobeats - ID Cabasa Warns

The ace music producer expressed concerns that Nigerian artistes are gradually losing their cultural identity in a quest to appeal to international audiences.

Afrobeats now sounding more like R&B - ID Cabasa warns

Cabasa didn’t hold back when he bemoaned the growing trend of Afrobeats stars residing abroad and charging in foreign currencies.

We Can’t Skip Akon’s Contribution To Afrobeats – Sarkodie

Sarkodie   Rapper Sarkodie has praised Senegalese-American music icon, Akon, for his significant role in promoting Afrobeats on the global stage. In a post on X on May 29, 2025, Sarkodie applauded Akon as one of the few international stars who, during the peak of his career, looked back to support African talent. Big shouts to the legend, Akon, for what you did for Afrobeats!!! We can’t skip that in history,” Sarkodie wrote. “Few artists in thei…

ID Cabasa Warns Afrobeats Risks Losing Identity to R&B Influences

Veteran Nigerian music producer Olumide Ogunade, known as ID Cabasa, raised concerns on May 30, 2025, during a Lagos music conference that Afrobeats is increasingly resembling R&B, threatening its cultural identity. Speaking at the Sound of Nigeria summit, Cabasa, renowned for producing hits like 9ice’s Gongo Aso and Olamide’s Eni Duro, argued that younger artists are adopting smoother, melody-driven sounds inspired by American R&B, diluting Afr…