Afrobeats sweeps triumphantly across the world music scene – Daily Maverick

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At the beginning of 2022, Rolling Stone magazine predicted that Afrobeats was the sound of the future. In 2023, as the world came roaring back from the pandemic, the future arrived.

Burna Boy, Afrobeats’ leading practitioner, sold out stadiums in Paris, London and New York, and wherever he played on the African continent. In the coming days, after a hectic year, he will be performing in Berlin, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Lagos before Christmas.

Other Nigerian giants such as Wizkid, Davido, Tems, Rema, and AyraStarr are dominating Spotify and…