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IANA Blog- October 2024

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  Blog Happy October, For this month, I wanted to get something off my chest and talk about it, because it seems that every year I see it. I also kind of talked about it in my second August blog. I want to talk about the online Diaspora Wars. For my IANA people who don’t know what it is , I’ll tell you. Diaspora wars are conflicts involving the African diaspora over petty and trivial things. I see them online on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, mostly Twitter, and let me tell you, the stuff that the diaspora argues or goes into conflicts over is so stupid. For example, when the olympics were happening, you had Africans on Twitter cheering for the countries that they’re from that were being represented (like South Africans, Ghanaians, Nigerians, etc.), you had Caribbeans cheering for the countries that they’re from being represented (like Jamaicans, St. Lucians, etc.) and you had Black Americans rooting for the Black American athletes being represented in the olympics like Simone Bil...

IANA Blog- September 2024

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  Blog Happy September, For those that did not read the last blog, I gave my opinion on legendary Reggae artist Buju Banton’s critique of Afrobeats music and artists for not being conscious enough and for not speaking about social issues in or the upliftment of Africa. The link to Buju Banton’s full interview on “Drink Champs” incase you didn’t see it : Buju Banton On Rastafari, Bob Marley, Overcoming Jail, Iconic Dancehall Career & More | Drink Champs Buju Banton speaking on Afrobeats music: https://x.com/MusicConnoisseu/status/1822688618990694588 I decided to ask members of IANA 2nd Gen about the critique of Buju Banton and regarding Afrobeats music and Afrobeats artists speaking on social issues in Africa. We asked IANA 2nd Gen President Chiedu Nwaesei, Vice President Ifeanyi Azul, Jr., Secretary Ogechukwu Nwaesei, Assistant Secretary Onyebuchim Nwaesei, Public Relations Officer Chekwume Ufoegbune and member Banyem Ufoegbune. What were your thoughts on Buju Banton’s critique...

IANA Blog- August 2024 Part II

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Blog Happy August, Back with another blog this Month. I felt like this was something I needed to talk about after hearing about it. As I was coming back from the IANA 2024 Convention Weekend in New York City, I was watching a recent interview with legendary Reggae artist Buju Banton. He was being interviewed on the “Drink Champs” podcast hosted by hip hop artist N.O.R.E., and they were talking about  Reggae and Dancehall music, which then would turn to Afrobeats music. Link to Buju Banton’s full interview on “Drink Champs”: Buju Banton On Rastafari, Bob Marley, Overcoming Jail, Iconic Dancehall Career & More | Drink Champs Buju Banton speaking on Afrobeats music: https://x.com/MusicConnoisseu/status/1822688618990694588 Buju had a huge critique on Afrobeats music and Afrobeats artists. He also brought up how when he went to Ghana in 1991, he was disappointed with the spiritual connection that Afropop/Afrobeats artists didn’t show with Jamaica. He also stated how Afrobeats music ...