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Why Davido, Wizkid, other Nigerian musicians can’t win Grammy – Brown

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Mar 31, 2019
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A popular musician and recording artiste, Akintunde Brown says Nigerian musicians can not win Grammy award because “we sing in our local dialect and the sounds are poor.”

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Brown disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday.

“We have sounds from different parts of Africa, the mixture will make it a world class sound but we are not complying with that,” he said.

Brown said Nigeria’s hip hop and other genre do not conform to world music standards.

“We also do not use the right nomenclatures which consists dynamic and partly subjective set of songs, which can be identified by having been performed or recorded by variety of musical acts, often with different arrangements.

“At the Grammys, you have a best R&B album category, but someone who calls his music Afro-Soul, or fuji Blues and some other names in Nigeria, cannot win in that category,’’ he said.

He said Sikiru Adepoju who in 2009 won the “Best World Contemporary World Music Album’’ was because he was part of Mickey Harts group Planet Drum US-1991.

“Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as “Wizkid’’ got a nomination for his contribution in One Dance by Drake in the album of the year category.

“That song as been streamed over a billion times, that is what data, brings to the table.

“They create category, when they feel like honouring an artiste and their people must be involved,’’ he said.

Brown noted that the genre of music we create in Nigeria can not blend with what obtains in the international music.

“David Adeleke aka Davido and Olamide Adedeji, and their likes do not even stand a single chance to win anything because the beats and sounds are nothing to that of.

“Lets say a Drake or Jay Z to rap album of the year with fuji poly-rhythms of Wouter Keller, Fluist and Composer, best New Age Album in 2015, roots in classical music hence his techniques in mixing classical and contemporary tunes effortlessly.

“Kellerman is a Grammy Award-winning South African flautist, producer and composer who has won 7 South African Music Awards (SAMA).

“His Love Language- 2015 received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and won a SAMA for Best Instrumental and/or Classical Album. It debuted at no one on the World Music Billboard charts in July 2015,” he said.

Brown added:”The album also featured at no. one on the ZMR Top 100 International Radio Airplay Chart in August 2015, and spent 11 weeks in the CMJ New World Top 40 Chart, peaking at no 12.

“He used his classical training as a foundation and focused his attention on World Roots music, exploring the versatility of the instrument and fusing classical and contemporary sounds.

He received a Grammy Award at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his 2014 album “Winds of Samsara’’, a collaboration with Indian composer and producer Ricky Kej.

“Winds of Samsara’’ reached No. 1 on the US New Age Album Billboard Charts and also peaked at No. 1 on the Zone Music Reporter (ZMR). Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart in the month of July 2014.’’

The musician said that the economic value of many musicians abroad did not equal that of Nigerian musicians, he gave examples of Bruno Mars’ average nightly gross swelled from 130,000 dollars to 202,000 dollars.

“Esperanza Spalding went from 20,000 dollars to 32,000 dollars and Taylor Swift jumped from 125,000 dollars to 600,000 dollars.

“They’re all paying tax in the US, the home of Academy. Their economy does not have anything to gain if an African wins,’’ he said.

He noted that lack of data and lack of good music has been the problem in Nigeria.
“Besides Fela, who else has commanded the kind of respect he had,” he said.

He said that Asa could have, had it been she was more intentional with her sound but the she risks authenticity with her core fans and that is the French and Europeans.

“They enjoy the flavour in her sound without having them leave their comfort zone which is classical music,’’ he said.

He claimed that even at home some awards like Headies, Soundcity and MtV Base awards, the number one issue comes from the ever changing nature of genres here.

“You can imagine Olamide getting angry because Nasty C won best rap song of the year. They have to be steady in what they do,’’ he said.

He said that the Grammy organizers don’t have that time.

“I know we will get there, our industry still in its infancy but we have to infuse our own sounds in Nigeria with other African countries.

“We need to have that distinct sound, compose them well, infuse them well to make a good meaning, that will stand us out.

“But there must be improvement on our music structure, established genre and not limited to time signature as stated above, and majorly label backing,’’ he said.

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