Maleek Berry’s Debut Album, ‘If Only Love Was Enough,’ Brings Back 2000s Afropop with a Fresh Twist – OkayAfrica

A man with a beard, channeling Afropop vibes, wears a black cap backward and a yellow jacket as he stands against an orange background, looking toward the camera with his hands together—reminiscent of Maleek Berry’s debut album style.

Maleek Berry was starting to sense that something was missing. The British Nigerian singer-songwriter and producer was aware that the emotional and technical elements that once enlivened Afropop music were being overlooked by those who grew up with it.

“Good songs, great songwriting, great storytelling… Afrobeats fans are yearning for that right now. That’s why I had to go away and put together a collection of amazing songs that people can relate to for years to come. Not only party to, but cry to, get married to, have babies to,” Berry,…