Prominent record producer Osabuohien Osaretin, popularly known as Sarz, has claimed he pioneered a sound that has become a trend for other Afrobeats producers.
He said Wizkid was the first person who understood his vision and identified with his sound early enough.
Speaking in a video message on his Instagram page, Sarz said before he made ‘Samba’ with Wizkid, no one was making that kind of sound.
He said: “I made a sound that started a trend and eventually became a benchmark for other Afrobeats producers to follow.
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“I made a sound called ‘Samba.’ I remember no one was making anything like that at that time. I just wanted to do something that is African but at the same time the world in general understands. It was only Wizkid that saw the idea and knew exactly where I was coming from when I made Samba.”