Afrobeats is a West African style of music making waves internationally . `` So you need things to make you loosen up and make you happy -- and music makes Nigerians happy . '' The genre was born in the late 1980s and early 1990s when artists like Fela, Sizzla, Buju Banton, Alpha Blondy, Lucky Dube, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Scene 's biggest names include D'Banj , Atumpan , Wizkid , May7ven and R2Bees .
Afrobeats is a West African style of music making waves internationally . The genre was born in the late 1980s and early 1990s when artists like Fela, Sizzla, Buju Banton, Alpha Blondy, Lucky Dube, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Scene 's biggest names include D'Banj , Atumpan , Wizkid , May7ven and R2Bees .