- Shakira has expressed her love for a genre of music, Afrobeats.
- The Columbia’s singer and Waka Waka crooner also named artistes that she loves.
- Shakira mentioned Grammy Award winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy and rising South African star, Tyla.
Colombian singer and songwriter, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known mononymously as Shakira, has expressed her love for Afrobeats.
Shakira was also quick to express her likeness for Grammy Award winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu better known as Burna Boy, as well as rising South African star, Tyla.
Speaking in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ crooner disclosed that she is a huge fan of African music.
Shakira described her music taste as eclectic, honest and real. In her words:
“If I could explain my taste in music in three words, I would say eclectic, honest and real.
“I love anything Afrobeats. I like Tyla, I like Burna Boy, anything Afrobeats. But I love Burna so much.”
Shakira sampled an African song ‘Zangaléwa’, by Cameroonian band Golden Sounds, for her 2010 South Africa World Cup official song, ‘Waka, Waka (This Time For Africa).’
Meanwhile, American-Barbadian singer, Rihanna has also been vocal about her love for Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, and Afrobeats star, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, otherwise known as Ayra Starr.
Earlier this year, Rihanna expressed a desire to collaborate with Tems and Ayra Starr on a song when the latter relived the first-time she met the “Umbrella’ hitmaker.
The 21-year-old ‘Sabi’ crooner revealed that she was surprised that the Barbadian queen of R&B music knew who she was.
Speaking during a chat with BuzzFeed, Ayra Starr reiterated that her favourite and biggest celeb is Rihanna.
Recounting the experience, she expressed excitement at having a chance to interact with Rihanna and described it as ‘amazing’.
