Ghanaian musician, vocalist and performer, Van Jake has asserted that Ghanaian music can only boast of two Afrobeats musical artistes.
In an interview with Foster Romanus on the Late Nite Celebrity show, he expressed that even though these two artistes claim to be Afrobeats musicians, he can go as far as vouching for only one of the two.
He told Foster Romanus, “Apart from two artistes, I don’t know who is doing Afrobeats in Ghana now. Even one of them claiming that he is doing Afrobeats is not even doing Afrobeats”.
When asked to name these artistes, he responded, “I can only give you one name. I can only mention one person which is R2Bees”.
Foster Romanus furthered the discussion by asking his opinion on Kelvynboy and Afrobeats music. But the musician was insistent that Kelvynboy could not be classified as an Afrobeats artiste.
“Kelvynboy is doing afro-fusion. Afro-fusion is a fusion of dancehall afro. Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema, R2Bees are the ones doing Afrobeats. Van Jake is also doing real Afrobeats. Ghanaians should watch out for me”, he added.
Van Jake is a Ghanaian artiste known for his ‘Chaskele’ song.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah