Usually not a fan of public praise but I’ll embrace this one cuz of what it means and how deep it runs
I’ll be 46yrs old in June and for over 40 of those years just like most people I was searching for that thing that’ll scratch that itch
July 2023 I went for SIO Jungle
Contextually, sub genres such as Gqom, 3 step, Amapiano, Kwaito, etc are referred to as EDM or house music.
Emphasis on ‘contextually’.
This innocent misnomer is typical to the crossover phase of most broad social/cultural evolution.
Afrohouse is the crossover sub genre for mainstream people.
It recorded a 778% year on year download growth rate in 2025 according to Splice
It accounted for 70% of all house music growth - Midia Research
However, in Nigeria Afrohouse is easily confused with other sub genres
I believe the right/wrong reason isn’t as important as doing it properly. Where properly = history, knowledge, culture, passion, etc.
It shouldn’t matter if I am djing to become popular as long as I am true to the culture, respect the history and contributing to its growth.