Nigerian music star Davido has shared his thoughts on the origins of the term Afrobeats, stating that the genre’s name was coined by the British media following the global success of D’banj’s 2012 hit Oliver Twist.
Speaking in a recent interview with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden, Davido explained that the term Afrobeats was created in the UK as a catch-all label for the diverse range of music emerging from West Africa.
“The word ‘Afrobeats’—the UK gave us that name when D’banj had Oliver Twist. That was…
