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Samini is Ghanaian dancehall musician

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Samini has thrown subtle jabs at a certain musician’s constant claims of being the king of African dancehall.

In an interview on Onua Showtime, shared on X on February 23, 2026, Samini said he was the one who introduced the term “African Dancehall.”

He explained that the individual might not have proclaimed himself as a dancehall king if he(Samini) had not first coined the term “African Dancehall.”

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“I said African Dancehall, and today there is a self-acclaimed African dancehall king whom I respect so much. I introduced the terminology that they even spun off to identify a throne and claim it,” he said.

Samini further noted that the term Afro-dancehall emerged from his original African Dancehall concept, adding that it was introduced by his protégé, Stonebwoy.

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“Out of African Dancehall came Afro-dancehall from my protégé Stonebwoy, who is the originator of Afro-dancehall,” he added.

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