EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 4 MIN
The Genre Fight Nobody Wanted
from The State of Africa · host Bolu Mayode
Tyla, Afrobeats and the Battle for African Self-DefinitionWhen Tyla said “this isn’t Afrobeats,” she wasn’t rejecting Africa, she was only refusing to be flattened by people who didn’t want to understand her context. Naming is power. And Africa is learning to name itself again.TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boluban_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boluban_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestateofafrica_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bolubanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolumayode
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Tyla, Afrobeats and the Battle for African Self-DefinitionWhen Tyla said “this isn’t Afrobeats,” she wasn’t rejecting Africa, she was only refusing to be flattened by people who didn’t want to understand her context. Naming is power. And Africa is learning to name itself again.TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boluban_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boluban_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestateofafrica_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bolubanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolumayode
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