Does Music Really Have No Borders?

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 StarrGirl, a controversial Dominican-Haitian collaboration, Erykah Badu’s return, and the Ghana-Jamaica connection on Junction.0:00 – Afrobeats and the “urban music” comparison0:28 – Does music really have no borders?1:00 – The Dominican-Haitian collaboration controversy3:00 – The history behind Haiti and the Dominican Republic4:42 – Can music ever be apolitical?9:35 – Is Ayra Starr’s StarrGirl really Afrobeats?13:47 – What does traditional Afrobeats sound like?15:42 – Why today’s biggest African artists sound completely different17:48 – Is modern music becoming genreless?20:04 – Erykah Badu returns with The Alchemist22:22 – Junction connects Ghana and Jamaica25:18 – This week’s playlist selections25:53 – Where you’re from matters more and less