Afropop icon Adekunle Gold embraces Nigerian roots with new album
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Paris: Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold returns to his roots on Friday with the release of his sixth album, Fuji , which he described as a tribute to th...
Paris: Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold returns to his roots on Friday with the release of his sixth album, "Fuji", which he described as a tribute to the ancestral sounds of his home country.
"That sound is the soundtrack of Lagos. It's everywhere. That sound gave birth to Afrobeats and all the things that we hear right now," Gold told AFP in Paris.
A descendant of the Kosoko royal family, the Afropop icon draws inspiration from the Indigenous Yoruba community, one of the largest ethnic groups in west Africa.
It is "one of the oldest sounds of Nigeria", the 38-year-old singer said.
Fuji music, a popular genre that evolved from Yoruba Muslim culture, is known for its fast beats, large ensemble of percussion instruments, and lyrics based on key sociopolitical themes.
