Singer Tekno has clarified his comments about Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, explaining that saying he did not grow up listening to Fela does not mean he denied the late musician’s place as the originator of Afrobeat.
Speaking during an interview, Tekno said he was born in Bauchi and grew up in Northern Nigeria, where Yoruba music was not commonly played around him.
“I no hear Fela growing up. I didn’t say he’s not the originator of Afrobeat,” he said, stressing that his musical influences were different.
The singer explained that although his music is naturally categorised as Afrobeat because he is Nigerian, only one of his songs, Rara, sounds like the type of Afrobeat associated with Fela.
“Of every single hit record I’ve made, the only song I would call or record that would sound like what they would say Fela’s Afrobeat is Rara ,” Tekno said..Keep reading the full & the viral video now.