'Buju Banton does not comprehend Afrobeats.' - ID Cabasa.
ID Cabasa, a veteran music producer, has disputed Jamaican reggae legend Buju Banton's condemnation of Afrobeats.
In August, Banton labeled Afrobeats as a "shallow and unsubstantial music genre," claiming that despite its global popularity, it fails to highlight Africa's challenges.
Cabasa told media during the late preacher Denis Joseph Slattery's funeral lecture in Lagos on Thursday that the Jamaican singer does not comprehend the vocabulary or style of Afrobeat.
According to him, "Buju Banton does not understand the genre." Can he speak our language? No.
"Online, Nigerians are the most caustic individuals in the world. So, if you don't grasp our sarcasm and how we deliver our stories, you'll assume there's no plot at all.
"Now, these men give the reality in a very easy manner. And because your (Banton) own generation sang and spoke so many things, you believe you are more profound than them.
"So, these folks say things. You listen to Burna, BNXN, or Buju as we call him. You listen to Olamide and Asake. "Will you dismiss Asake's actions as meaningless?"That you don't understand much doesn’t mean that you should just criticise it. I think he is falling so much in love with the beat, which was why he said what he said.”
