D’Banj Announces Joint Tour With Timaya And 2Face
Legendary Nigerian singer Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, D’Banj, has announced a plan to go on a tour with fellow music bosses Timaya and 2Face.
D’banj made this revelation in an interview he had recently with Adesope Live in London, United Kingdom.
The ‘Fall in Love’ singer talked about how Afrobeats came about, tracing its time from a budding West African genre in the 2000s and 2010s, when he and some of his colleagues dominated the Nigerian music space, to its current status as a global sound.
He also talked about the meteoric rise of the genre, Afrobeats, which is not just because of the hard work of artists and music executives, but also the unwavering support of the African diaspora.
He said, “I was speaking with Timaya the other day and he was like, ‘Banger, it’s okay, you’ve entrepreneur enough. It’s time to come out.’ And I said the same thing. I’m speaking to 2Face as well. 2Face was telling me – let’s go on a tour together.
“We have myself, 2Face and Timaya. We have great bodies of work. Because of how our industry is, there is a big market for everyone. So, yes, we will be going on a tour…
“I’m also dropping a new song with 2Face soon titled ‘Feeling Good.’ For those who have waited, I want to thank you guys. I think that would be the tag of the tour -just to thank. Because looking back 20 years…
“Now everybody is Afrobeats, everybody is African. But I remember when in this London it was not that great for you to say you are a Nigerian. We all wanted to be Jamaicans. Back then, everybody was embracing Jamaica so for us [Africans] to be the new pop [it is a big deal].
“These days, there is no UK movie that I’ve seen and our music is not in. So a big kudos not just to the creatives but to the whole community [African diaspora].”
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