julietkcee:

TANKDESTROYER:
Asa, Timi dakolo, beautiful Nubia amongst a few.... are the only sane musicians we have left...


END TIME MUSICIANS... EVERY WHERE!!!!

Tahrah:
Lil kesh is worse.

Aderola15:


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Aderola15:

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hinky:
who cares about lyrics anymore

ikeepitreal:
Most Nigerian musicians now endeavor to produce sounds and lyrics that are appealing to the majority of the society. The intelligent few who still seek to get knowledge,inspiration or a form of comfort out of music are mostly suppressed by the lovers of these obscene and meaningless songs.Hence the 30billion, banana fall on you, etc.
I suggest that passionate lovers of meaningful music should seek out foreign artists who still create beautiful sounds and soul healing lyrics.
p.s, I fvcking love Yanni!

y3mi:
Ask them lazy artists and their noise-making prooducers and they'll both tell you "commercial lo n'ja wo".


Mmn! Well said...but resting all the blames on gadgets (and technology), as Isaac Asimov foretold would dominate our lives, overrule our existence, dictate our intentions and eventually becoming enslaved by them - our creation, doesn't tantamount to a reason as to why the Nigeria music domain is in a 'sorry state'.

As much as I agree with the points you made, you however implied the distortions seen in the entertainment world is a global thing to which I disagree kindly, not just because the question was posed in regards to the music industry in Nigeria but also because you overlooked the determining overall factor which is the root cause.

Nigerians are terrible at immitating even the bad angle of any foreign influence. The Jews still remain the domineering power controlling and directing the entertainment industries of the western world, from Hollywood to pornography and all kinds of show-biz where the reality shows spuns from, they never came up with BET to express love for the negroe race but to capitalize upon the exploitation of mass viewership from the black populace by steady supply of appealing contents.

Okay, maybe I'm just ranting off-point, what I'm trying to say is - with the introductory emphasis you briefed on how 'over-dependency on gadgetery' is disabling people's intellect and rendering their creative output 'unoriginal' and 'bland' I'll like to say not only is it only peculiar to us alone but also do such nature of arguments provide leeway to fanatics to capitalize on, by drawing conclusion as interpreted based on their religious doctrines such as, that it's all part of the anti-Christ agenda, '666', 'mark of the beast' 'NWO' bla bla bla baphomet/megido masterplan to claim all gadget-owing souls kinda trash talks.

Nigerian music/film industry is so hogwashed the way it is because there is no working standard nor genuine cultural impact, why should the movers of the Nigeria entertainment so-accepted industry see to always capture what is originally foreign, imports it and revamps it in a way that bears effect on the mindset of the 'take-whatever-we -dish-at-you' audience who are mostly young, while they reap in profits, those are the folks to direct the blames to (not gadgets), from the kitsche musicals and bland musical videos to silly realityTV shows like BigBrotherNigeria. Bleak is the description of the future that awaits the upcoming unborns.

y3mi:

Mmn! Well said...but resting all the blames on gadgets (and technology), as Isaac Asimov foretold would dominate our lives, overrule our existence, dictate our intentions and eventually becoming enslaved by them - our creation, doesn't tantamount to a reason as to why the Nigeria music domain is in a 'sorry state'.

As much as I agree with the points you made, you however implied the distortions seen in the entertainment world is a global thing to which I disagree kindly, not just because the question was posed in regards to the music industry in Nigeria but also because you overlooked the determining overall factor which is the root cause.

Nigerians are terrible at immitating even the bad angle of any foreign influence. The Jews still remain the domineering power controlling and directing the entertainment industries of the western world, from Hollywood to pornography and all kinds of show-biz where the reality shows spuns from, they never came up with BET to express love for the negroe race but to capitalize upon the exploitation of mass viewership from the black populace by steady supply of appealing contents.

Okay, maybe I'm just ranting off-point, what I'm trying to say is - with the introductory emphasis you briefed on how 'over-dependency on gadgetery' is disabling people's intellect and rendering their creative output 'unoriginal' and 'bland' I'll like to say not only is it only peculiar to us alone but also do such nature of arguments provide leeway to fanatics to capitalize on, by drawing conclusion as interpreted based on their religious doctrines such as, that it's all part of the anti-Christ agenda, '666', 'mark of the beast' 'NWO' bla bla bla baphomet/megido masterplan to claim all gadget-owing souls kinda trash talks.

Nigerian music/film industry is so hogwashed the way it is because there is no working standard nor genuine cultural impact, why should the movers of the Nigeria entertainment so-accepted industry see to always capture what is originally foreign, imports it and revamps it in a way that bears effect on the mindset of the 'take-whatever-we -dish-at-you' audience who are mostly young, while they reap in profits, those are the folks to direct the blames to (not gadgets), from the kitsche musicals and bland musical videos to silly realityTV shows like BigBrotherNigeria. Bleak is the description of the future that awaits the upcoming unborns.

Lordtunji:





yanni is the greastest composer in the modern era, I love that guy

MsRoe:



Yes, I agree with you. We are bad at imitating and the industry doesn't conform to any standards.

But we copy what appeals to us a human beings: if it is sagging pants, tats, disrespectful language and a value for paper and bling that appeals to us, even when there are other things on display from western cultures, then sadly that's who we are as people.

And standards, while they can censor unacceptable trash that may corrupt impressionable minds, cannot invent quality where it did not exist in the first place. Our society is mediocre. Whether it is as a result of our education or leadership, it just is mediocre. Granted, we have some excellent minds amongst us, but the average is not impressive. Therefore the production of art, and the consumption of it are both disappointing.

We have some really good artists like Asa and Timi Dakolo but what percentage of our population would choose those over Runtown?

And inadvertently we've all become products of our society, no matter how hard we resist - it's a vicious loop of mediocrity.

Lordtunji:


That's why guys like Mode9 ll never sell

y3mi:
I still care, which is I stick to my favourite; ill/gangster rap and hard-rock music for their meaningful lyrics appeals to me. Others loves the lyrics of R&B, Country, Pop, Contemporary etc and you and your sister the Beats & Instrumental 'ke dum-dum dum - ke dum-dum dum..oya wa je banana' Lol!

Lordtunji:


That's why guys like Mode9 ll never sell

y3mi:

Bam! Would you agree that all of Nigeria problems from politics, governance to entertainment and education can be traced to one thing - RELIGION ?

hinky:


dat was wat my sister said not me, i dont lyk loud music.. Prefer blues nd songs wit heartbreak lyrics

MsRoe:


I absolutely agree. But that's a whole other kettle of fish.

obonujoker:
What about Konga....

praxisnetworks:

Which one...

obonujoker:


The short konga musician that dyes his hair now....
E juwon si konga.. e ti won bota....

praxisnetworks:

obonujoker:

praxisnetworks:

That one naa music?

obonujoker:


Buh the beat move people then na

WORDWORLD:
praxisnetworks...........its because of an era INTELLECTUAL VACUITY age of DECADENCE aided by DIGITALIZATION. In those days the used to be a LIVE BAND who went through training. You gat to learn how to play instruments, how to write songs and there were audience who in the majority those songs of old was meant to entertain their SANE MIND. Thought provoking songs. All it takes today to wax a whole album is going to the studio, where the select the beats and while you vomit all kinds of RUBBISH from your INSANE mind by a generation and for a generation MENTALLY CONFUSED.

WORDWORLD:
MsRoe i like your expression on this thread. Sounds very much like a mind profound and conscious. NOT THE LIVING DEAD wandering seeking for their grave.

ikeepitreal:

You are very correct. To me, Yanni's music is an explosive but subtle expression of human feelings which transcends a receptive ear and soul to a boundless realm of existence.
Btw, what's composition by Yanni is your favorite? Mine is Rainmaker,off his ethnicity album. Damn, that songs gets me every time. I also love Nostalgia too.

Lordtunji:



Nightingale is da bomb, Nostalgia is good too

Lordtunji:



Nightingale is da bomb, Nostalgia is good too