philip0906:
Bullocks!

Music is simply defined as vocal or instrumental sounds or both, combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony or emotion.In simple terms, anything that sounds good to the ear.
Music is not just about lyrics but also sound and it is universal. If music were about lyrics alone, how would a world of different languages connect? Reason why Davido, Wizkid and co have fans from around the globe-including French speaking countries, portugese speaking countries. They would shut down any show in any of these countries where they have fans.
Some years back, Gangnam Style by the south Korean Pop star Psy, took the world by storm. Till date, it is one of the most watched songs on youtube. MAny people from around the world did not understand jack of what he was saying, but vibed to the beat-which is what music is all about.

victrick105:


since music is all about sound as you said, tell me why no nigerian musician has risen to the height of winning at least one grammy award....or do you think to win such an award involves only the best of sounds, they check out your lyrics and the ryhmes, and the rythme of your songs, they don't just give such a prestigious award to one clown who wakes up one morning, goes into the studio, and starts screaming down the roof....if music is only based on sound and beat as you say, then the likes of jayz, beyonce and rihanna won't see our musicians back.

safarigirl:
why do black people base their worth on approval by white people?

The sooner yoi emancipate yourself from mental slavery, the better for you. They win AFRIMMA and MOBO awards, even Soul Train and BET....A Grammy is only meaningful to a few misled souls. Even the great Fela did not win a Grammy, is it because he was not good enough?

Bros abeg talk another thing.

queensera:
In her recent speech with Hip TV, the super star OAP & Actress "Lolo1" stated that most songs being publicized right now are just about having fun.

She expressed disappointment at the present state of affairs being a far cry from what was obtainable in the past.

“I’m not sure if they’re passing any message because if you are looking at the content of music, what will you say you’re buying? It’s not that everybody talks crap but 97% of it has no meaning. ‘Bangdadadang’, what does that mean? ‘Skibidipapap’, doesn’t have any meaning, ‘Wo!’, it’s just play, we are just having [fun]

“It’s not like the music of Obey, Barrister, Sunny Ade, they had depth, they had what they wanted to pass, even though we have people here in this current generation that are doing conscious music, Fela was a great advocate, he did a lot of social impact in music.. but in this generation, i’m not sure” She said.

Watch Video Below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta4XLnLz0YQ

Source:
http://www.nairaplus.com/2017/10/97-of-nigerian-songs-of-nowadays-have.html

JikanBaura:
You mean English Pidgin songs . How many Nigerians singers sang in English language you understand tO have said 97% of Nigerians songs doesn't make sense. Or is north hausa singers not part of Nigeria

In North 80 of our singers makes lyrical songs. Just say 97%percent of igbo, YORUBA songs pidgin songs dont makes sense for me the only singers in North who makes no or little sense are YNS

ivolt:



There is a reason why Michael Jackson songs are still rated very high by music critics,
even kids unborn will still love his music.
Same can't be said of gangnam style which has faded away.

Good music isn't just about entertainment.

FortifiedCity:
Aside Asa, I don't know any other Nigerian new age musician

FortifiedCity:
Aside Asa, I don't know any other Nigerian new age musician

Mujtahida:

Good Music died in the early 2000's. Go to youtube and watch the greats from the 70's to the 80's and then read the comments. You will find this sentiment expressed the most: What happened, why do we have such shitty music today.

Look at MJ, sound oo, e dey, lyrics oo, e dey, improvisation, e dey, social impact oo, e dey. Even the rock and roll guys had great lyrics. Listen to Hotel California or even the rappers Tupac and others. Ten years from now nobody's going to listen to the mud this guys spew out as music. Time will wash it away. Some sing for the moment, some sing for eternity.

lenghtinny:
Wizkid dey scream baby from beginning to the end yet he is the biggest African music export to the world.
Davido get voice wey dey frog jump yet he has the biggest song in Africa this year.
That shows you its not a Nigerian thing but an African thing. Besides music is not all about passing messages always, it depends on the mood of whoever is behind the microphone.

philip0906:
[size=12pt]Bullocks!

Music is simply defined as vocal or instrumental sounds or both, combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony or emotion.In simple terms, anything that sounds good to the ear.
Music is not just about lyrics but also sound and it is universal. If music were about lyrics alone, how would a world of different languages connect? Reason why Davido, Wizkid and co have fans from around the globe-including French speaking countries, portugese speaking countries. They would shut down any show in any of these countries where they have fans.
Some years back, Gangnam Style by the south Korean Pop star Psy, took the world by storm. Till date, it is one of the most watched songs on youtube. MAny people from around the world did not understand jack of what he was saying, but vibed to the beat-which is what music is all

safarigirl:
even Simi and Adekunle Gold, Nonso Amadi, Ric Hassani, Wake, Niniola....we actually have a decent size of reasonable artistes, most Nigerians make such comments as Lolo's out of ignorance

emwye:
Get this nonsense out of here. There's no place for bigotry in music. You are Nigerian at the end of the day. When you leave the country no one sees you as hausa/ibo/yoruba. They will simply classify you as a either nigerian/african.

FrankGiel:

Its not just African, its now a global thing.

philip0906:
Bullocks!

Music is simply defined as vocal or instrumental sounds or both, combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony or emotion.In simple terms, anything that sounds good to the ear.
Music is not just about lyrics but also sound and it is universal. If music were about lyrics alone, how would a world of different languages connect? Reason why Davido, Wizkid and co have fans from around the globe-including French speaking countries, portugese speaking countries. They would shut down any show in any of these countries where they have fans.
Some years back, Gangnam Style by the south Korean Pop star Psy, took the world by storm. Till date, it is one of the most watched songs on youtube. MAny people from around the world did not understand jack of what he was saying, but vibed to the beat-which is what music is all about.

emwye:
Thats what was said about the beach boys, Isley brothers and many rock and roll artistes. Look, music having staying power is all about nostalgia.

Nbote:
All dey do is get gud beats and den say wateva comes to mind and rhymes with d beat

FortifiedCity:
Aside Asa, I don't know any other Nigerian new age musician

Papiikush:


Timi dakolo
Dare art alade
Kobams
BEZ
Aramide
Brymo
2face

Just to mention a few.