Flavour Disassociates Self from Afrobeats, Seeks More Focus on African Music: "He Is Consistent"

• Singer Flavour has opened up on why he is not bothered about the huge concentration on Afrobeats music
• He noted that although his colleagues Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy, among others, are more in the spotlight, his kind of music is also top-notch
• The Game Changer crooner added that Africans were doing more things that should be talked about aside from music
• In a chat with Legit, entertainment journalist and PR expert, Kehinde Ajose, defended Flavour and said it is within his right to choose his music genre

Singer Chinedu Okoli, aka Flavour, has shared why he was not worried that Afrobeats singers like Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy, among others were getting a lot of attention.

According to him, he is not an Afrobeats singer but his kind of African music cannot be underrated.

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In an interview with Afrobeats podcast hosted by Adesope_shopsydoo on Instagram, he also noted other African musicians like Fally Ipupa (of the Democratic Republic of Congo) and Diamond Platnumz (of Tanzania) were excelling in their chosen fields.

The father of three stated that Africans were doing great in other fields aside from music and they should encouraged instead of focusing on only Afrobeats music.

Several fans of the singer agreed with him, noting that he was in a class of his own.

Watch Flavour's interview in the link.

Fans react to Flavour's interview

Legit.ng has compiled the reactions to the singer's interview below:

@kelvin_kertz:

"Flavour is up there when it comes to consistency. If he was Yoruba or deep in the Lagos music industry, bro would be at Wiz, David, Olamide level."

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@bugzydvinci:

"His always been Highlife."

@sauceprince1:

"He is who he thinks he is."

@evelyn____xx:

"Let’s stop trying to put all our artists inside one box “afrobeat” We have other beautiful genres. Tired of this whole afrobeat-beat topic/discourse. Flavor isn’t afrobeat."

@koolkasper:

"Forget oh, Flavour levels different."

Kehinde Ajose supports Flavour's statement

Sharing his take on Flavour's statement, an entertainment journalist and public relations expert, Kehinde Ajose said:

"Flavour has earned the right to define his own musical identity. Just as Wizkid said hip-hop was dead in 2022, Flavour has the freedom to choose not to be labeled as an Afrobeats artist. While Afrobeats has undoubtedly brought global attention and acclaim to Nigerian music, it's essential to recognise other genres as well."

He added that pressure makes some artistes follow the trending music genre.

"Many artistes with the potential to excel in different genres are pressured into following the Afrobeats trend, often at the expense of staying true to themselves and embracing the music that truly resonates with them. At the end of the day, music is music and it transcends genre or classification. Not every artiste should be categorised as Afrobeats simply because of its current popularity."

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Flavour flaunts trimmed body

Legit.ng earlier reported that Flavour looked adorable as he wore a purple jacket and trousers that exposed his chest area.

The music star combined his outfit with black shoes on white soles, and he wore dark sunglasses that gave him a dapper look.

His fans could not get enough of him and kept hailing him as they highlighted his worth in the industry.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng