‘How I helped create Afrobeats’ – Akon

Senegalese-American singer Akon has spoken about how he contributed to the creation of the Afrobeats genre.

He claimed that his collaborations and partnerships with Nigerian artists and music executives in the late 2000s to 2010s gave birth to what is now known as Afrobeats.

The Konvict Muzik boss recalled working with Wizkid, Banky W, P-Square, D’banj and other Nigerian musicians years before the ‘Afrobeats to the World’ movement gained momentum.

Speaking in a recent interview with Sherri, Akon said, “2008 was my last official album, which was the ‘Freedom’…