Nigerian star, Ayo Balogun popularly
known as Wizkid has barely been in the country for a while now and most people
are already thinking he has crossed over with his music but, that is not the
case.
In this interview
with Hunger
Magazine, the ‘Ojuelegba’ singer reveals that he’s content with his African fan
base and not really trying to cross over into America.
The afrobeats star also insisted
that he is not trying to live like the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti although
he idolizes him.
Read excerpts from the interview
below:
On being labeled the face of Afrobeats:
I’m not really seeing myself as
the one champion of the movement. I’m just contributing my own little part.
Keep the movement moving, and take it there, you know? I’d say we make
afro-pop. I don’t just make afrobeats… I make music. I draw inspiration from
all over. From dancehall reggae, afrobeat, American music as well. Whatever I
listen to, I draw inspiration from.
On the lofty expectations from his music on the international scene:
The aim is not really to cross
over. I just want to make good music for the world. It’s really not in my mind
to cross over to America. I have my own fan base, which is Africa. And I just
want to keep feeding that fan base and hope it grows.
On the similarities between himself and the legendary Fela
Anikulapo-Kuti:
Every artist has that one person that inspired
them, or a group of artists that inspired them. Fela happens to be a very big
inspiration to my music, Bob Marley as well. So I’m just here spreading good
vibes. I’m not trying to live like Fela or do what he has done. I just
appreciate everything he did when he was alive and I am here to create my own
legacy.
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