Afrobeats star spoke on his experiences growing up and navigating an all-white community, highlighting the ignorance he encountered about his African heritage.
Nigerian superstar singer, Davido has explained the role entertainment played in Africa.
According to him, entertainment has helped reshape global perceptions and educate the world about Africa.
Davido spoke during a recent interview.
He said, "I've said this about 100 times but I went to school in an all-white community so me being an African child, going to school in America and in their own words, 'coming straight off the boat' in that community, I knew they weren't really educated about how Africa is. They'd ask questions like, 'How did you fly here?' Me that I went there in a private jet. They ask questions like, do y'all have airports?' This and that."
"That's why I love to show my culture. When it comes to artistes I work with and everything, I want to let them know that everything they have abroad also exists in Africa. Growing up in that environment made me really realise that the Western world, as of then, wasn't really educated about how Africa is. They were only educated about what they saw in the news," he explained.
Davido concluded, "Entertainment, I feel was a gateway to really show them. Before if a person said they're from Nigeria, people would say 419 and other things. And now, they say they love afrobeats, African food and clothes. The narrative is changing."
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