Burna Boy, the Afrofusion singer, and Fela Kuti, the late Afrobeat legend, were listed in Rolling Stone’s ‘200 greatest musicians of all time list.
The list of 200 singers that the music journal deemed to be among the all-time best was published on Sunday.
According to the statement, the vocalists were evaluated based on their uniqueness, influence, depth of their discography, and range of musical legacy.
The singer of “African Giant” was called a “ambassador of Afrobeats as a worldwide movement” by Rolling Stones.
According to the article, “He is the ambassador of Afrobeats as a worldwide movement that can feel equally at home ascending the European charts while preserving a delicate emotional link with earlier African genres.”
Burna’s voice has a caramel-like sweetness to it, but it also has the ability to soar on slickly produced songs like his most recent megahit “Last Last” or the 2019 masterpiece “Anybody,” which is boosted by deep bass accents and incredibly intricate polyrhythms.
“His vocal stylings are influenced by anything from dancehall and hooky pop to R&B and hip-hop. His playground is the entire planet.
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On Fela Kuti
Undoubtedly, “Fela Kuti’s classic songs of the 1970s and 1980s are huge symphonic instrumentals, an imaginative swirl of African highlife, American soul, and jazz,” the journal added in reference to the musician.
Unquestionably, He fought Nigeria’s corrupt military administration, which habitually subjected him and others around him to great danger, and articulated an anti-colonialist, Pan-African worldview through his music.
“However, what makes Fela so significant isn’t simply his poetic rebellion; it’s also the way his voice conveyed his vision; the way he sung, his tone being authoritative and direct, clear and forceful.
His movement was more approachable because to his harsh but friendly songs.
In the song “Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense” from 1986, where he criticizes failing governments and whitewashed education, he croons, “I say, I sing, I implore everyone to join my song. And he gave a performance that allowed them to.
