Nigerian singer, Fireboy has explained why Nigerian artists are taking centre stage in the music industry.
He shared his thought in an interview on the UK programme “shopping for sneakers” where he also spoke about his latest album ‘Playboy’ and his growth as an Afrobeat artist
In the interview, the host Craig Mitch highlighted that Nigeria is currently blazing the trail in music as Afrobeats is taking over the world. He asked Fireboy why he thinks Nigerian music is taking over and the ‘Peru’ crooner indicated that Nigeria’s population and the expressiveness of her people have a lot to do with it.
Fireboy says: “We are a lot of people so there are chances that when you see a random black person on the street they might be Nigerian. Apart from that, we are very expressive. The way they talk, the way we dress, wherever we find ourselves we always want to succeed and stand out”.
About the Bandana, Fireboy revealed that he was glad to have a song that’s on course to be a hit song, especially after having a hit song like ‘Peru’. He also shared that the music video shot by TG Omori captured the song’s essence and sparked further interest. He also revealed the feeling of having Ed Sheeran on the ‘Peru’ remix and he believes it is a massive moment that will further open more doors for Afrobeats.
He was asked about a possible collaboration album with rave of the moment and label mate Asake. Fireboy revealed that he was glad to have a song that’s on course to be a hit song, especially after having a hit song like ‘Peru’. He also shared that the music video shot by TG Omori captured the song’s essence and sparked further interest. He also revealed the feeling of having Ed Sheeran on the ‘Peru’ remix and he believes it is a massive moment that will further open more doors for Afrobeats.
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