'Stop rewriting history' – Music producer counters Akon’s Afrobeats origin story – GhanaWeb

A man in a white shirt stands in a tunnel with corrugated metal walls, looking directly at the camera and holding his collar with one hand, exuding the confident presence of an Afrobeats music producer.

Veteran Nigerian music producer and executive, ID Cabasa, has debunked claims by Akon that he played a key role in the creation of Afrobeats.

In a recent interview with Wazobia FM, ID Cabasa didn’t hold back as he addressed Akon’s comments, which have stirred mixed reactions among music lovers.

The “Lonely” hitmaker had claimed that his early collaborations with Nigerian artistes such as Wizkid, 2Baba (2Face), Timaya, and 9ice were foundational in birthing Afrobeats as a global genre.

But according to Cabasa, Akon’s version of the…