6/29/2023 0 Comments Playlist push reviewThe inclusion of the 2021 single Champion Sound in 2023’s Timeless thus somewhat derives from the artist’s tradition. Singles like Skelewu (2013), If (2017) and Fall (2017) cemented his place as a trailblazer of contemporary Afrobeats. He released his second studio album A Good Time in 2019. Many in fact refer to the trio as the big three of Afrobeats.įollowing his debut album Omo Baba Olowo in 2012, Davido enjoyed his more significant years. He was assured a place among the biggest names in Afrobeats, alongside the likes of Wizkid and Burna Boy. His production capacities endeared him to many and he represents one of the triggers for the naming of Afrobeats, which has become an umbrella term for Nigerian popular music. ![]() He studied business management before turning to music.ĭavido began to dominate the African airwaves soon after his debut single Dami Duro in 2011. Who is Davido?īorn in the US city of Atlanta, the 30-year-old artist identifies as an American-Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer. As he has noted, Timeless will also add to his catalogue and substantially extend his performance schedule at concerts.īut despite the barrage of overly friendly and praise-singing reviews, the unremarkable Timeless is no exception to the rule of Davido’s output: he clearly has a propensity for form over content. They do well commercially owing to the colourful and likeable stature of the Davido persona. ![]() ![]() This is all in the spirit of good publicity, but the impression is that his albums are by and large equals. There’s barely any suggestion, in my opinion as a scholar of Nigerian music, that this is necessarily true.Īgain, Davido has mobilised this kind of language in promoting Timeless. Davido sold his previous album, A Better Time as a better album than the preceding A Good Time.
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