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We this new generation only sing about love, money and struggle we no longer write song for protest
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66 days agoMusic as Protest is powerful, especially in African and Afrobeats history. Let’s dive in:
🎶 Music as Protest: The Voice of the People
1. Fela Kuti – The Pioneer
Afrobeats was born as protest. Fela used music to fight corruption, dictatorship, and oppression in Nigeria.
Songs like Zombie and Water No Get Enemy weren’t just jams — they were weapons.
2. Chants & Proverbs as Resistance
African music often hides protest in proverbs, metaphors, and coded language (so leaders wouldn’t catch the message too fast).
Example: “Na everybody go chop breakfast” (from Burna Boy) has cultural layers of truth-telling.
3. Modern Afrobeats & Protest
Burna Boy continues Fela’s legacy with songs like Monsters You Made and Collateral Damage.
Falz’s This is Nigeria was a direct protest against corruption and injustice.
#EndSARS movement: music became the heartbeat of protest, with chants and songs uniting people.
4. Women’s Voices in Protest Music ✊🏽
Tems, Ayra Starr, Tiwa Savage, and Simi aren’t always overtly political, but their existence and freedom to sing boldly is itself resistance against patriarchal expectations.
5. Future of Protest Music in Afrobeats
As Afrobeats spreads globally, the world is listening. That means protest songs can travel farther, turning Nigerian and African struggles into global conversations.
✨ Music as protest shows us that sometimes a beat can carry more power than a speech.