Afrobeat or Afrobeats: What’s in a name?
By Guardian Exclusive
21 June 2017 |
9:51 am
Nigerians have experienced different genres of music, with Afrobeat arguably the most popular. However, in recent times we have seen artists call their music genre Afrobeats. So what difference does an ’s’ make?
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