I came to Abuja from Lagos, in November of 2014, with the intention of going back that same week, and although what I set out to achieve in Abuja didn’t work out, I ended up staying longer than I had initially planned. Why? Just pay attention and you’ll find out soon.

The contract I had with my former record label was ending on the 1st of January 2015, the same month my video, Ganga da Garaya, was scheduled for release. Let me quickly digress and express my gratitude to Mex for directing a great video and Bento records for (executive) producing it.

Anyway, the record company kept postponing the release date for the video, probably because they wanted me to renew the contract… but hey, I figured it was time for me to move on to a point where I could enjoy full creative control and have the freedom to do more works that would positively affect the way people think and act.

That’s when the idea for the #BORNO project came. What inspired me to write the song was nothing but pain; raw, gut-wrenching, tear shedding pain! I really felt bad that with the whole situation in Maiduguri I couldn’t move my mum and siblings to a safer place…

I was talking to my family on the phone one day when I heard some weird noises in the background, I asked, “what’s that sound?” and my 14 year old little sis laughed and said, “that’s a normal sound around here these days, these people are at it again.” It was the sound of explosives, obviously.

I could hardly sleep that night. I wasn’t sure how, but all I knew is that... continue from here http://wadupng.com/musicnews/morell-pours-his-heart-out-on-projectborno/