Fela is not the sole originator of Afrobeats, Oliver De Coque contributed

Fela is not the sole originator of Afrobeats, Oliver De Coque contributed – Tekno

Musician, Augustine Miles Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno, has sparked debate after claiming that the past due song icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was once no longer the sole originator of Afrobeats.

“Fela is not the originator of Afrobeats,” Tekno stated at some stage in an interview on hot 97 FM in ny.

“Lagos people and the Yorubas would possibly say he is the one, however i’m from the East, and we had legends like Oliver De Coque. Oliver De Coque made natural highlife music. Highlife is also Afrobeats.”

Tekno argued that Fela received primary deposit largely on account of his worldwide attain.

“Fela gets all the deposit because he travelled and completed with his band round the sector. To some people, he’s the originator of Afrobeats, but to me, there are a group of them—legends that no person speaks about.”

while acknowledging Fela’s have an effect on and mentioning him as the inspiration behind his hit single Rara, Tekno emphasized his personal musical roots.

“i would say i used to be extra stimulated with the aid of Oliver De Coque and his friends from the East. My dad used to play his music a lot.”