Seun Kuti claims Afrobeats not a genre

Nigerian singer and instrumentalist Seun Kuti, has claimed that Afrobeats music is not an actual genre of music.

While speaking with The Beat 99.9 FM Lagos, Seun claimed that it is more of a title than an actual genre.

“I think Afrobeats is more of a title than a genre. You can see Amapiano is the new Afrobeats. It’s the new title, it’s the new thing in Afrobeats. So, Afrobeats is just a generalisation; it’s just a title to identify something from a particular place. I don’t think it’s a genre. Even the gatekeepers, the big names don’t deal with it like a genre, they don’t work it like a genre. They are artists that are eclectic in a way that they could do a dancehall track today, do a blue track tomorrow, do a Nigerian pop sound, jump on Amapiano, and whatever that is trending. So, I think it’s actually a title,” he stated.