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Nigeria: ‘I apologise for the confusion’, Burna Boy retracts afrobeats comments

Nigeria: ‘I apologise for the confusion’, Burna Boy retracts afrobeats comments

Africa Links 24 with Esther Amao
Published on 2025-07-15 16:23:26

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has publicly retracted his earlier criticism of Afrobeats, offering an apology and clarifying that his controversial remarks were never meant to undermine the genre.

Speaking during an interview on The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show with Eddie Kadi, Burna Boy explained that his past comments stemmed from a desire to distinguish his sound, not discredit Afrobeats.

“I described my music as Afro-fusion because it felt like there was no…

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