Something Warm, Something Sweet, Something Reminiscent of Home: Moving Through Afrobeats with Alexandria Eregbu and Mike Abrantie

In the process of working through our vision for this particular panel discussion, Alexandria, Mike, and I had very enriching conversations about the history and current state of Afrobeats music, the implications of gender and sexuality within the genre, the politics and poetics of Black people bein...

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Published inThe Black scholar Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 71 - 84
Main Author Ekwelum, Nnaemeka C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco Routledge 02.07.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
African culture
African music
Black studies
Music history
Popular music
Africa
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Summary:In the process of working through our vision for this particular panel discussion, Alexandria, Mike, and I had very enriching conversations about the history and current state of Afrobeats music, the implications of gender and sexuality within the genre, the politics and poetics of Black people being able to gather (publicly) around this style of music, and the ever-present threat of capitalism’s influence on Black cultural production. While we weren’t able to delve deeply into all of these topics during the panel discussion itself, the conversation that we were able to have still prompted all of us in attendance to account for certain experiences that have not yet been fully considered in current discourses around Afrobeats music.Below are excerpts from a transcribed recording of this panel discussion. This transcription has been edited for purposes of clarity and concision, but overall, the words below reflect a selection of key points and themes from the discussion, giving us a glimpse into what it takes not only to steward Afrobeats music, but to also sustain and amplify its global appeal.
ISSN:0006-4246
2162-5387
DOI:10.1080/00064246.2024.2364577