Award winning singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has listed the pioneers of Afrobeat and the ones who made the genre thrive in Nigeria.
He listed three ‘OGs’ who he believed led the wave when he was growing up. According to him, these artistes set the pace for the newer generations.
He listed D’Banj, Psquare and Tuface Idibia as his legends of Afrobeat.
Davido said this in an interview on the Bootleg Kev audiovisual podcast.
He said, “Definitely D’banj. He was one of the artists I saw while growing up. D’banj, 2Face…
“So, the big 3 then were D’banj, 2Face, and there was a group of twins called P-Square. Those were our OGs. They were the people that made this thing possible.”
