Leading Nollywood actress, Mary Njoku is advocating for the proper preservation of the music genre, Afrobeat.
According to the ROK TV frontwoman, the music genre was formulated in Nigeria, therefore, no western nation should make claim to it’s origination.
She also reiterated that Afrobeat belongs specifically to ‘Nigeria’ and not ‘Africa’.
The music genre, Afrobeat was popularized by the legendary musician and social activist, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in the late 60s and early 70s. He used the music genre to speak against the government in power at the time and also, used his music to promote pan-Africanism and served as a form of social realism.
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Advocating for other nations not to claim to be founders of the genre, Mary Njoku in an Instagram post stated that the music genre has it’s roots in the country and should be preserved by the gatekeepers.
Njoku also made reference to how someone claimed that plantain chips was “invented” in America and how a foreigner who doesn’t speak Yoruba was acknowledged as the one who named Nigerian youths the “Sorosoke Generation“.
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The actress went further to mention that we need to always point out that Afrobeat originates from Nigeria before it becomes a “jollof rice” story.
Read her post below.
“Na so I here say someone invented plantain chips (kpekere)for America a few years ago .
Dem say Nigerian youths were named ‘sorosoke’ generation by a foreigner wey no dey speak yoruba
Afrobeat is NIGERIAN
Good morning”
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