So Charles III is into African music, it seems. The British monarch shared a playlist that features Afrobeats star Davido’s hit Kante and Miriam Makeba’s The Click Song, as well as Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Could You Be Loved. The gesture reminded a lot of people of another list of ‘greatest hits’ – the colonial crimes of the British Empire against Africans, including the plunder of our culture. While Nigerians might approve the inclusion of Davido in His Majesty’s compilation, they strongly disapprove of the UK’s holding on to their precious Benin Bronzes. Africans would rather the British royal family issued a reparations and apologies list rather than give us a token musical nod.
Reshaping The Narrative
