George Quaye replies Kelvyn Boy over Afrobeats categorisation at VGMAs

Communications Head for Charterhouse, Ghana, George Quaye has replied singer Kelvyn Boy after the latter suggested to the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Board to consider adding Afrobeats to the categories nominated for awards in the future.

According to Mr Quaye, he cannot fathom why Kelvyn Boy made the suggestion when there is already a similar category in the VGMA scheme.

Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM on Wednesday, he explained that there is now an Afropop category, hence Kelvyn Boy should pay heed to that and forgo his Afrobeats campaign.

“I think it already exists so there is no need creating another one. The ‘Tokyo’ song by King Promise was nominated in the Afropop category. I would be surprised if Kelvyn Boy doesn’t call it Afrobeats. What we call Afropop some call it Afrobeats in Barbados. I pray we don’t confuse ourselves since it exists already,” he told Andy Dosty.

He further said Kelvyn Boy is already qualified for the Afropop category per songs he does, the reason he shouldn’t bother much about including Afrobeats in the category.

“A lot of the songs Kelvin Boy does could even be pushed as Lover’s Rock. Afropop is a combination of a lot but you cannot pen down what genres make it,” he said.

Source: adomonline.com