![]() ![]() Unlike reggae, rock, R&B, country, jazz and blues, Afrobeats cannot be reduced to a single sound. ![]() His "Sweet Mary J" single in 2020, which is a fusion of reggae and afrobeats, was Kcee disappeared from the music scene (or at least failed to sustain his early success) after those two blockbusters. Every evening, for almost a year, I enjoyed the sweet melodies of those records on the balcony of our house, thanks to the wind conditions of the Lumley valley that allowed the sound to travel over a long distance from a popular nightclub in the neighbourhood. I had relocated to Sierra Leone in 2013 when those two records hit the airwaves, nightclubs and dancehalls of Freetown. The current top dogs of Afrobeats - Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Kizz Daniel, Ayra Starr, Asake, Yemi Alade, Rema and Ruger - will face a serious challenge if Kcee runs with this new sound. His ambition to turn Ojapiano into a music genre, or at least a sub-genre, should be taken seriously. It is clear, however, that he has a huge talent. ![]()
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