Nigerian singer and Grammy-winning artist, Temilade Openiyi, popularly often called Tems, has suggested the worldwide neighborhood to go to Lagos and Ghana earlier than forming an opinion about Africa.
Talking in an interview with Vogue Bomb Every day in the course of the 2025 Met Gala in New York, Tems referred to as on the worldwide neighborhood to expertise firsthand the wealthy tradition of Africa as a substitute of counting on the skewed notions generally peddled by individuals who have by no means set foot on the continent.
Due to this fact, the ‘Love Me Jeje’ singer invited worldwide guests to expertise Africa, particularly Lagos and Ghana, firsthand and achieve a real perspective on life on the continent.
The singer famous that the true attract of Africa is present in its vibrant cultures and creative expressions.
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She stated, “I all the time inspired folks to go to Lagos and Ghana for trip. Simply go and see for your self earlier than you make an opinion [about Africa]. See it for your self and see how you’re feeling.
“I believe it [the beauty of Africa] is within the creativity, the day by day efforts, the appears, the songs, the traditions and the cultures.”
Tems additionally spoke about how various African music is, opposite to the worldwide notion that it’s simply Afrobeats.
“We [Africans] can go additional in each single side of sound. We’re not simply Afrobeats. There may be Amapiano, Afrosoul, R&B, Afro Jazz. There are such a lot of genres in African music that individuals are not all the way in which tapped into but,” the singer stated.
In the meantime, Tems has emerged as one of many Nigerian artists lately unveiled as nominees for the 2025 BET Awards.
Though Ayra Starr is essentially the most nominated African artist with three nominations: Greatest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist, Greatest New Artist, and Greatest Worldwide Act, Tems got here an in depth second with two nominations within the BET Her class for her highly effective tracks “Burning” and “Maintain On,” each from her debut album Born In The Wild.
Fellow Nigerian stars Burna Boy, Rema, and Shallipopi additionally earned notable nominations.
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Different African acts comparable to South Africa’s Tyla and Uncle Waffles, Ghana’s Black Sherif, and Tanzania’s Abigail Chams had been additionally nominated in varied classes.
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