Davido: Africans are now respected worldwide

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has stated that the world has started giving the deserved respect to Africans.

Davido said the current cultural renaissance in Africa has positively influenced the continent’s image, noting that the global achievements of genres like Afrobeats, along with Africa’s cuisine and overall culture, have earned respect for Africans in the Western world.

Speaking in a recent interview he said, “This summer, I was in Europe a lot. I had like two gigs, but I was on vacation. And I saw that the landscape has changed. Two years ago, when I was in Europe, they were playing Afrobeats for straight one hour.

“I mean, people love Afrobeats. Everybody likes that sound now, even in America. Even when we want to collaborate with American artists and we want to do their own sound, they are like, no, no, let’s do Afrobeats.

“Now, the narrative [about Africans] has changed. The respect is there. Not only in music but in fashion, food.”