Davido, Hails 2Baba, D’banj, P-Square, Others For Paving Ways For New Generation Afrobeats Singers
- By Metropolix ~
- March 30, 2024 --
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OBO crooner, David Adeleke otherwise known as Davido has hailed the ‘old cats’ in the industry. Davido kudos 2Baba, D’banj, Psquare, MI and others for their efforts in the industry. He however acknowledged them for being the pacesetter of the present afrobeats music.
He also said that the next generation would enjoy even more because of the sacrifices of him and his colleagues.
Speaking in the latest episode of The Bridge Show, Davido recalled that when he got signed to an international record label in 2016, the label wanted him to start all over again because they didn’t realise that he was a superstar in Africa.
He said: “When I first got signed to an international label, Sony in 2016 When we come and sign record deals overseas, they don’t know that we are superstars back home. I came straight from Mali where I performed at a 60,000-capacity stadium to sign the deal. But when you sign a new deal they want you to prove yourself again.
“I told my manager that I am not starting again o! But then it takes time to understand that we are sacrificing now. What D’banj, P-Square, and 2Face sacrificed for us is what we are enjoying now. What we are sacrificing now the next generation will profit from it. The next generation would definitely be bigger because the [Nigerian] music is only going to grow bigger.”
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