{"id":49350,"date":"2023-03-26T07:35:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T07:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/26\/afrobeats-success-has-only-just-started-killertunes\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T07:35:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T07:35:33","slug":"afrobeats-success-has-only-just-started-killertunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/26\/afrobeats-success-has-only-just-started-killertunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrobeats&#8217; success has only just started &#8211; Killertunes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>A Nigerian producer, now artist, has told the BBC that the success of the Afrobeats music genre has only just started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like we\u2019re just starting. We\u2019re not even there yet. Give us time,\u201d Otaniyen-Uwa Daniel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, my measure of success is that I want to hear the songs in Mexico, in China and Korea, everywhere. Everyone knows reggae music. I want people to listen to us like that,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Killertunes was born in Benin City and has gone on to produce top artists such as Wizkid, Mr Eazi, and his mentor Timaya.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1679816133_993_image-297.png\" alt=\"Afrobeats' success has only just started - Killertunes\" class=\"wp-image-10032284454 lazy\"  data- title=\"Afrobeats' success has only just started - Killertunes\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Killertunes has worked with some of Nigeria\u2019s biggest music stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His production skills are also self-taught: \u201cBack then in Benin there was no internet, to go on YouTube. 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