After watching the just concluded Grammy award ceremony, i began to nurse doubts as to d credibility of Nigerian music. When will a Nigerian ever pick up a grammy award? With all the singles released by Nigerian artistes like everyday non of their so-called music could even qualify for a spot in the just concluded grammy nomination list. Angelique Kidjo an african lady from Benin also known as Bene was able to pick up another grammy for her album Eva. To make matters worse the Nigerian music industry is so dumb that they themselves belittle their own music before a world audience during talent hunt shows. You have cases of Nigerians singing the songs of Americans.lol. If our music is as unique as they claim it is, then these contestants should be doing the songs of indigenous Nigerians like pasuma, obesere, wizkid, timaya and the rest of them. #just thinking out loud#

feel free to make ur objections#

The problem is dat these naija artists are so engrossed with d desire to produce rhythmic tracks that they constantly throw the muse and the lyrics to the gutters! Many are not naturally flexible with d use of words a d the capacity to wind such already-hard-to-assemble lines into free-flowing rhythm. So the making of a world-acclaimed song becomes a onerous thing. Itz either the rhythm is good and the lyris is bad or vice versa. A masterpiece comes mostly from inspiration and brains.
Sheh We were tired of baabaa blacksheep...

Well, now at least we have somethin to play for our kids2dance on a rainy day, instead of "rain rain go away!"

nairalife2013:
The problem is dat these naija artists are so engrossed with d desire to produce rhythmic tracks that they constantly throw the muse and the lyrics to the gutters! Many are not naturally flexible with d use of words a d the capacity to wind such already-hard-to-assemble lines into free-flowing rhythm. So the making of a world-acclaimed song becomes a onerous thing. Itz either the rhythm is good and the lyris is bad or vice versa. A masterpiece comes mostly from inspiration and brains.
Sheh We were tired of baabaa blacksheep...

Well, now at least we have somethin to play for our kids2dance on a rainy day, instead of "rain rain go away!"

Thats where they get it all wrong, they somehow think music is all about the beat and how danceable the song is, buh music is farfar more than that. I long for a diversified music industry where all genres of music would be embraced and appreciated as is the case in the US. Until den Nigerian music would never receive world recognition. Shikina#