The Genre Fight Nobody Wanted

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