Grammy-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, AKA Tems, wants the world to explore Africa, starting with Nigeria and Ghana.
In a conversation with Fashion Bomb Daily at the 2025 Met Gala in New York, Tems encouraged foreigners to visit Lagos and Ghana to form their understanding of what life in Africa truly feels like.
She shared that the beauty of Africa lies in the richness of its cultures and creativity.
She said, “I always encouraged people to go to Lagos and Ghana for vacation. Just go and see for yourself before you make an opinion [about Africa]. See it for yourself and see how you feel.
“I think it [the beauty of Africa] is in the creativity, the daily efforts, the looks, the songs, the traditions and the cultures.”
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Tems also spoke about how diverse African music is contrary to the global perception that it is just Afrobeats.
“We [Africans] can go further in every single aspect of sound. We are not just Afrobeats. There is Amapiano, Afrosoul, R&B, Afro Jazz. There are so many genres in African music that people are not all the way tapped into yet,” the singer said.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Tems has joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
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The singer joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, she became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
In February, Tems had thanked veteran singer, Seyi Sodimu, for allowing her to sample his 1997 classic ‘Love Me Jeje’ in her Grammy-winning song of the same title.
‘Love Me Jeje’ won the Best African Music Performance award over “Tomorrow” (Yemi Alade), “MMS” (Asake & Wizkid), “Sensational” (Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay), and “Higher” (Burna Boy), at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday February 2nd.
