Afrobeat singer, Joseph Akinfenwa Donus aka Joeboy, has disagreed with Burna Boy over his comments about Afrobeat singers in a recent interview.
Recall that a few days ago, a viral clip showed Burna Boy answering questions about Afrobeat on Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. He said Afrobeat singers make music without substance.
In a recent interview with Zero conditions, Joeboy said people are different and every artiste has substance. He said the way some pass their messages through their songs differs.
He said some artistes make songs in plain English language while some make theirs in pidgin.
The host asked, “For you as an afrobeats artist, how much balance do you do with living life because following the conversation of Burna Boy saying artistes don’t have substance, how much experience do you try to garner as an artist?”
In his response, Joeboy said, “I feel everybody has substance. It’s just based on what people relate to.
“Sometimes when you made a high tempo song that is danceable, people feel like you are just vibing. Or if you don’t sing in English.
“I used to see some comments because somebody is singing in plain English, they would be like, ‘Ah pinging!’ What’s pinging? Because he sang in English?
“Every artist out there, if you want people to feel like you are an amazing songwriter, just write in plain English. I promise you, they will be like, ‘Oh! This guys is the best songwriter ever.’ And when someone sings in Pidgin, they would be like, ‘Ah! This one dey do lamba.’
“It’s not lamba. It’s actually still connecting. I understand that you can’t connect to every form of music that you come across.
“But I promise you, anybody that has the ability to create something out of thin air, it is substance.”
