Does Music Really Have No Borders?

<p>Does Afrobeats still describe a musical genre, or has it become an umbrella for nearly every globally visible African artist? AJ and Antonio discuss Ayra Starr’s <em>StarrGirl</em>, a controversial Dominican-Haitian collaboration, Erykah Badu’s return, and the Ghana-Jamaica connection on <em>Junction</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 – Afrobeats and the “urban music” comparison</p><p>0:28 – Does music really have no borders?</p><p>1:00 – The Dominican-Haitian collaboration controversy</p><p>3:00 – The history behind Haiti and the Dominican Republic</p><p>4:42 – Can music ever be apolitical?</p><p>9:35 – Is Ayra Starr’s StarrGirl really Afrobeats?</p><p>13:47 – What does traditional Afrobeats sound like?</p><p>15:42 – Why today’s biggest African artists sound completely different</p><p>17:48 – Is modern music becoming genreless?</p><p>20:04 – Erykah Badu returns with The Alchemist</p><p>22:22 – Junction connects Ghana and Jamaica</p><p>25:18 – This week’s playlist selections</p><p>25:53 – Where you’re from matters more and less</p>