Kelvyn Boy is making it clear that Afrobeats’ dominance in Ghana did not happen overnight, and certainly did not surprise him. The singer believes he was among the first local voices to consistently back the sound before it became the country’s musical frontrunner.
During a recent interview with Nana Romeo on Okay FM, he reflected on the period when Afrobeats was still carving out space on the Ghanaian scene. At the time, he says, he was already publicly aligning himself with the genre and advocating for its growth.
“I remember I was the one talking about Afrobeats a few years ago. That is what everybody is doing now. Yes. I was the one talking about it for years,” he said.
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For Kelvyn Boy, that early conviction forms part of a broader creative philosophy. He stated that each phase of his career signals progression, not repetition. “If I came back and say I’m doing the second step, you should know that I am bringing something new,” he added.
When the conversation shifted to suggestions that Afrobeats may be past its peak, he disagreed with the premise. In his view, genres expand and contract in visibility, but they do not simply vanish.
“I wouldn’t say it dropped. Reggae never dropped. There was a time Amapiano was everywhere as well,” he said.
He maintained that such fluctuations are normal within the industry, creating room for reinvention while preserving the core of established sounds. Asked to name the genre most likely to endure worldwide, Kelvyn Boy did not single one out. His response was concise: “Everything.”
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