Ugandan dancehall artist Mark Da Urban says listeners should stop calling Fik Gaza a dancehall artiste.
Speaking on NRG Radio, the self-styled “Dancehall Maradona” argued that although Fik Gaza has built a successful career, his music does not belong to the dancehall genre.
Fik Gaza and dancehall are two different things. Mark Da Urban and dancehall are one and the same. Fik Gaza is good at what he does, but it is not dancehall.
Mark Da Urban believes many listeners confuse dancehall-inspired production with dancehall music itself.
To support his argument, he pointed to Feffe Bussi’s Iddi Amin Dada, saying the rapper used a dancehall beat without making a dancehall song.
Some people use dancehall beats and tell people they are singing dancehall, but when you really analyse their music, they are not. Take Feffe Bussi’s Iddi Amin Dada, for example. He used a dancehall beat, but he rapped on it. Does that make him a dancehall artist?
Mark Da Urban maintained that listeners should judge dancehall by its vocal delivery, rhythm and overall style rather than the instrumental alone.
With all due respect, Fik Gaza is good at what he does, but not in a dancehall way.
Fik Gaza, born Shafiq Dangote, broke into the mainstream with hits such as Banana and has established himself as one of Uganda’s leading contemporary dancehall artists.
Mark Da Urban, however, believes the singer’s music belongs outside the dancehall genre.
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