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White People Are Getting in on Afrobeats

White People Are Getting in on Afrobeats

Oluwa Ed is definitely invited to the cookout...but Bieber, probably not.

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Anita Obasi
Jan 10, 2022
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I am one of those folks who think that Ed Sheeran’s presence in the world of Afrobeats feels more authentic than Justin Bieber’s. Both artists - who have also collaborated in the past - have had high visibility features in the past year on Afrobeats tracks. Bieber was thrown onto the remix of Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ featuring Tems, while Sheeran was more rec…

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