Afrobeats Archives - Intervention

“Change Your Mind”, by Burna Boy, Featuring Shaboozey: A Summer Hit?

Posted By: adminon: July 11, 2025In: World From AfricaTags: Afrobeats, Amapiano, Asake, Davido, Funk, Kizz Daniel, Rema, Tatata, Wizkid, ‘Odogwu’No CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura Burna Boy has dropped a new single—”Change Your Mind”. It looks like it’s going to be a Summer hit. He takes his afro-fusion music to new territory in this song. It i... Read more

Will Ojapiano, Kcee’s Amazing New Sound, Become a Music Genre or Sub-genre of Afrobeats?

Posted By: adminon: June 18, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Afrobeats, Amapiano, Asake, Burna boy, Davido, Igbos’ Oja, Kcee, Limba, Ojapiano, SOUTH AFRICA, Tems, Yoruba DundunNo CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura In his new hit single Ojapiano, which is taking TikTok and the African music scene by storm, Kcee combines amapiano (currently South Africa’s most popular music genre) and t... Read more

The New Grammy Award For Best African Music Performance Still Fails to Recognise The Wide Variety of African Music Genres

By Yusuf Bangura The decision on 14 June 2023 by the Grammys to add an African category to their yearly awards is an improvement on the grouping of African music under the all-encompassing a... Read more

Davido’s Timeless Album Dominates Apple Music Album Streaming Platforms Across the World

Posted By: adminon: April 02, 2023In: Words and WorldTags: Afrobeats, Dancehall, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana’s Apple chart, R&B/soul, Rhumba, Shatta Wale, Sierra Leone, Western music in AfricaNo CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura When my nephew in Freetown informed me two days ago that Davido’s Timeless album was Number 3 on the United States Apple Music Top Albums chart, I had to check the chart mys... Read more

European Football Meets Afrobeats

Posted By: adminon: March 19, 2023In: SpectacleTags: 5 Iranian girls, Afrobeats, NIGERIA, UEFANo CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura The African Giant, Burna Boy, will grace this year’s opening ceremony of the UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul on June 10th, 2023 according to a UEFA tweet to that eff... Read more