If there is one thing that African creatives has leveraged on, it's the emergence of Tiktok and the way it has really shaped the subtle treading of contents across the world is so unimaginable.
The synergy between animes and African sound that includes Afrobeat and Fuji has been tremendous. This sells the age long music genre down to the Oriental part of the world and beyond.
Should in case you want to do a writeup on the FUJI genre itself. I will like if you can check up Prof. Saheed Aderinto's work on FUJI. It's so interesting. He did a documentary on Lijadu Sisters, Ayinde Barrister, etc.
I completely agree. TikTok has become one of the most powerful cultural distribution systems of our time, not because it was designed as one, but because creators continuously find unexpected ways to remix, reinterpret, and move culture across borders.
What fascinates me about the anime–African music crossover is exactly what you pointed out. It is introducing sounds like Fuji and Afrobeats to audiences that may never have encountered them through traditional music channels. A fight scene becomes an entry point into an entire musical tradition.
And thank you for mentioning Prof. Saheed Aderinto's work. His research and documentaries have done important work in documenting and contextualising genres that are often discussed only through entertainment lenses. If I write a deeper piece on Fuji's evolution and renewed relevance in the digital era, his work will definitely be one of the sources I revisit.
Appreciate you reading and always adding thoughtful perspectives to the conversation.
If there is one thing that African creatives has leveraged on, it's the emergence of Tiktok and the way it has really shaped the subtle treading of contents across the world is so unimaginable.
The synergy between animes and African sound that includes Afrobeat and Fuji has been tremendous. This sells the age long music genre down to the Oriental part of the world and beyond.
Should in case you want to do a writeup on the FUJI genre itself. I will like if you can check up Prof. Saheed Aderinto's work on FUJI. It's so interesting. He did a documentary on Lijadu Sisters, Ayinde Barrister, etc.
Thank you for this Layo.
Thank you so much, Tella.
I completely agree. TikTok has become one of the most powerful cultural distribution systems of our time, not because it was designed as one, but because creators continuously find unexpected ways to remix, reinterpret, and move culture across borders.
What fascinates me about the anime–African music crossover is exactly what you pointed out. It is introducing sounds like Fuji and Afrobeats to audiences that may never have encountered them through traditional music channels. A fight scene becomes an entry point into an entire musical tradition.
And thank you for mentioning Prof. Saheed Aderinto's work. His research and documentaries have done important work in documenting and contextualising genres that are often discussed only through entertainment lenses. If I write a deeper piece on Fuji's evolution and renewed relevance in the digital era, his work will definitely be one of the sources I revisit.
Appreciate you reading and always adding thoughtful perspectives to the conversation.
I will be glad to read the piece on Fuji's revolution when it's ready.
Thank you so much for the enlightenment.