Amaarae names Don Jazzy, Fela as her choices for Mount Rushmore of Afrobeats

Ghanaian artist Amaarae named her Afrobeat Mount Rushmore during an Interview. She named Fela Kuti, Don Jazzy, P-square, and Osibisa as her Afrobeat choices.

Ghanaian artist Amaarae named her afrobeat Mount Rushmore choices. Known for her boundary-pushing sound and unapologetic creativity, Amaarae's selections shed light on the diverse influences shaping the genre's evolution.

When asked during an interview she named Don Jazzy, P-square, Osibisa, and Fela Kuti as her top picks. Reflecting on her choices, Amaarae underscored Don Jazzy's enduring impact on Afrobeats, emphasizing his instrumental role in shaping the genre's trajectory.

She said, "I don't want to get in any trouble so let me think properly. You know the first person I would put is Don Jazzy even though he is a producer now. I think that when you think about the Afrobeat empire from production to artist development and discovery and you think about artists like D'banj, Tiwa Savage all the way down to the new Mavins I have to put Don Jazzy first on Afrobeat Mount Rushmore. Number two would be Osibisa. Osibisa are the first kind of Afropop artists to take very pop melodies and mix into with African drums and they were just very trippy. Number three is obviously Fela Kuti. The king of kings. Psquare is fourth. That is my Mount Rushmore personally. Don Jazzy is the impact of afrobeats".

Amaarae spoke about how Don Jazzy groomed talents like D'banj and Tiwa Savage to steering the ship of the new Mavins generation. Don Jazzy's influence resonates across generations. She proclaimed Fela Kuti as the King of Kings in music.

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