of music, and it didn t have an identity. but as time went on, they fused in the pidgin, the local language, just like hiplife did. nigeria carried the torch but ghana lit the torch. i we dropped the soap. we should have stood by that brand. because our cousins next door did the same thing with afrobeat and they did not budge, and here we are today. let s be clear, first and foremost afrobeats is not nigerian, it s ghanaian and nigerian. # like cabernet sauvignon. # strangers wondering what we on. the originators of hiplife were a bit too precious about what it should be, so as new versions sonically were happening, you could hear people saying, 0h, thisjamba. this azonto is watered down, it s not real.
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unveiled to the american public the next ear. , ., , next year. then you finish with the ins - iration next year. then you finish with the inspiration gallery. next year. then you finish with the inspiration gallery. for next year. then you finish with the inspiration gallery. for the - next year. then you finish with the inspiration gallery. for the peace i inspiration gallery. for the peace that resist on. the original torch. the original torch stood up there from 1886 to 1984. talk to me about how difficult it was to talk to me about how difficult it was to get the torch in here? weiim was to get the torch in here? weiim i was to get the torch in here? well. i didn t have to do it. it was quite the task. people worked for around two weeks from three in the afternoon to three at night and they had this carrier that they lead they had this carrier that they lead the face on the back and then put the face on the back and then put the torch on it. and it all worked quite well an