28.3.2026
Nigerian born UK based music artist Steven Umoh a.k.a Obongjayar said even though he grew up loving Afrobeats, he has decided to tweak it and form a genre defying beat.
Obongjayar whose album “Paradise Now” cemented his place in the music scene, hinted that his songs though difficult to pinpoint which genre are easy to admire.
“I’m an Afrobeats artist, definitely. That’s what I grew up knowing. That’s the rhythm that I understand. But I’m adding onto that lineage and into something else,” said Obongjayar who is preparing for a tour of Australia.
According to him, he is trying to create a new identity with what has been done before without missing the flavour.
“Exactly. I don’t know what it is I am. My DNA is Afrobeat. That’s my heartbeat.
“But I’m also a rock and roll artist. I’m a punk artist. I’m also a funk and jazz artist.
“Because I love those things and they’ve inspired me to tack on to the lineage that was my original DNA.