Nigeria At The Grammys: Should African Artists Stop Seeking Western Validation?
Nigeria At The Grammys: Should African Artists Stop Seeking Western Validation?
Ify Igwe reports on Nigerians being nominated for Grammy awards. Nigerians also want to create an African equivalent to the Grammys so they won’t have to seek Western validation.
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Yeah they are very talented and shouldn't want to be validated over here. Be different from us
They should’ve been stop that they have their own F country smh 🤦🏾♂️
Africa don't need grammy as validation of Africa success
Do you really expect Africans to support and invest in Africans..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Grammy is an American award that has extended to the rest of the world, but primarily setup for American artistes.
Beautiful Ify with valid points. We need to have our own platforms into which our talents feed, so that the world comes to Africa instead of Africa going to the world. The reason Africa is being featured so much lately is because of the cultural diversity that it brings to their dying platforms.
Final something I agree with the people of this channel
In the south we have samas
Yes.
Yep. The West clearly has better talent and doesnt want to see them.
African artists should do whatever is beneficial to them and black people from the diaspora shouldn't tell our artists what to do when it comes to their careers
Yes, do both, I'm sure the black diaspora would love to participate in something like that.
Who be this Ify girl sef…. we dey look am with side eye? hmmmmm
Just dont forget and get uppity remember who created what. And never act like you are better than american blacks like you love to do. We built this house. Period
Tough it is important for us to seek appropriateness in music, 'Western Validation', ain't it. It is more 'Appropriate' for us to ASSUME our place at the table. And reeducate ourselves. Especially our Youth on "WHO" the originators really were. Instruments which were built. When and are still being used today. The Genres. Still in existence today. The types music entities, from Choirs to Operas to Clubs and Bars. The Blues, Rock. There is 'NO-PLACE' in music BP have not been, 1st. Created or originated. Nowhere. So. The first thing to do is, 'Assume' our place. Next, a 'Massive', Self-Reeducation.
To Nigerians the west is their standard of what is right. It no leap of the imagination to see why they want the US to say you are ok. How long have they been under the US influence at the political level?
Great report. And WELCOME Ms Ify Igwe, to the Family 😊!
Hey Greetings Famalay" Africa 🌍 AFRO BEAT/FUSION Running Things WORLDWIDE" Africa Also Needs To CREATE There OWN Award Shows As Well It's All Good Enjoy Peace 🎤 ✌🏿
Seeking demonic white supremacy acceptance never ends well. Facts.
Yes. Because you Africans and Caribbeans need to create your own award shows and leave ours alone. 🤷🏾♀️
Nigeria should follow the K-pop path. During the late 1990s – 2000s, Korean music slowly spread throughout Asia ONLY. And continued to strengthen its popularity in Asia. It was so strong that when a Western musician wanted to perform in Asia, they had to acknowledge/collaborate with Korean artists.
THEN came youtube and one explosive hit, GANGNAM STYLE!!!!
After that, Korea pushed harder and HARDER into the West: BTS, Blackpink, and more.
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Nigeria, first dominate Africa. Dominate so much, that when the world thinks about African music, what they're really thinking about is Nigerian music.
And then come up with that one explosive hit!!!
Move away from Western culture people. Africans should WAKE UP! Fake hair, western clothing, skin bleaching EVERYTHING!
Judging by sone of the comments i suggest we mind our own FBA business.
Black people love white validation. It is what it is.
Nigerians want to be from the western side of the world so bad. Nigerians are wonna-bes to the fullest.
Blacks across the diaspora should stop seeking western (or white) validation. Deserving black American artists have lost out for YEARS at the Grammy Awards. Just look at what happened years ago when they gave TAYLOR SWIFT the Grammy for album of the year over BEYONCE. If all of the top black artists all over the globe were to support an award show that fairly recognized their work and they stopped going to shows (like the Grammys) that didn’t, that would be great!
As a Nigerian myself i am happy we have our own Nigerian reporter in the ADNC
African musicians, stop cheapening yourselves by seeking Western validation. Stop enriching Westerners by handing your talent and creative power over to them.
Keep your eyes and ears open be careful to and make your own award platform
The white man’s ice is always colder 🤷🏾♂️
Soon they will say b03rs invented afro beat
Btw we had mobos, they took control
Americans need to stop to tells us african what we should do we do whatever we want
Yes they absolutely should stop seeking Western validation.
Nigerians control African music space and have the strongest entertainment export. You can’t blame the Grammys
Nigerians over the years is the number one country that is selling African cultures through movie, music, literature/play. Wriring, Nigerian contents cut across, everything they arw showcasing is about Nigerian African culture
There are standard in everything on earth ,just like in football, African countries have their local league , champions League,but we all know the reason our people prefer playing in europe .if you don't develop your own to meet world standard you will always follow others .. Nigerians over the years is the number one country that is selling African cultures through movie, music, literature/play. Writing, Nigerian contents cut across, everything they are showcasing is about Nigerian African culture… There is no harm in projecting your own culture at global stage, Grammy is a brand known world-wide
yes please we all need to move away and stop enriching them at what we do exclusively better