We’re losing our identity in Afrobeats — ID Cabasa warns – Premium Times Nigeria

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Nigerian music producer Olumide Ogunlade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, has warned about the subconscious influence of R&B on Afrobeats.

While appearing on the Sunday edition of Channels TV’s Rubbin’ Minds, he expressed concerns that Nigerian artistes are gradually losing their cultural identity in a quest to appeal to international audiences.

Admitting the positives of the diaspora effect, he said, “There’s a good part to the attention Afrobeats is getting from the West. Many young Nigerian producers are learning new…