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30 Quick Facts About Wizkid You Should Know As He Turns 30 Today
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Nigeria&#;s Afro-Pop star, Wizkid (born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun) was concived on the 16th of July, (age 29 years) in Surulere, Lagos. He started recording music at the age of 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. Wizkid signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) in
In February , Wizkid became the first ever Nigerian musician to have over 1 million followers on Twitter. Ayo, his self-titled second studio album, was released in September It was supported by six singles: &#;Jaiye Jaiye&#;, &#;On Top Your Matter&#;, &#;One Question&#;, &#;Joy&#;, &#;Bombay&#; and &#;Show You the Money&#;. Wizkid left E.M.E after his contract expired.
Below are the throwback photos of Wizkid before and after fame.
Yaba/Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Afrobeats
Umbrella term for contemporary West African pop music, distinct from Afrobeat
This article is about 21st century genre and overarching term for West African pop music. For the s/s genre made by artists such as Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, see Afrobeat. For the British genre popularised by J Hus, see Afroswing.
Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora[1][2] that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the s and s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing out of Nigeria and Ghana. Genres such as hiplife, jùjú music, highlife, azonto music, and naija beats, among others, were amalgamated under the "Afrobeats" umbrella.[3][4][5][6]
Afrobeats is primarily produced in Lagos, Accra, and London. Historian and cultural critic Paul Gilroy reflects on the cha