Majek Fashek: A National Tragedy By Joseph Edgar

On my way to work this morning, I spotted a loony figure. Pants sagged, dirty black underwear showing, a caftan perched precariously on his extra lean shoulders, shock of long unkempt dreadlocks cascading down his head and teeth yellowed by years of hard living and a face still surprisingly handsome despite the ravages of illicit living.

This was Majek, my hero, the one who brought down the rain. He it was who redefined Reggae and in that one album forced us to look deep into our consciousness, calling us prisoners of conscience. He it was who took that Bob Marley piece, Redemption Song into the sublime. He infused it with his pangolo rhythm and turned it into an anthem of social and spiritual awakening. Majek was a god, strong Adonis like looks, talent yet to me replicated in our clime and charisma of the gods.

This same Majek, I just saw like that in Fadeyi, begging for ogogoro becuase he did not have 100 Naira to pay for it. I stopped brought out 1,000 Naira and was immediately struck by confusion. Should I give him this money and contribute to his death or should I refuse him and watch him throw a tantrum like a disposed toddler. He saved me the dilemma as he grabbed the money from me and rushed to the ugly, black dirty merchant of death, who gleefully poured him a glass full.

Majek downed the drink and hugged me like I had just saved him from the hang mans noose. I looked deep into his eyes and saw a lost soul. He was actually begging for help, the demon inside of him peered at me from his once very beautiful eyes, daring me to do my worse. Assuring me that he had no intention of leaving this host until it finished it's dreadful task of killing him ever so slowly.

He called me a fine boy and wished he was as good looking as I was, I laughed. A laugh that was more of pity, a laugh that was laced with internal cry of pain. A pain that cascaded through every pain in my body. If only I had one tenth of this talent, I would be far from fadeyi begging for N100 worth of ogogoro.

Did we fail him as Nigerians, did we put an umbrella over the Rainmaker, did the flood of his talent wash away his life, what can be done, do we continue watch him make a mockery of a Life once blessed?

Majek in his destitution represents Nigeria. Blessed with more than enough resources., rich in human capacity, more fertile land than the whole of Asia and filled with gifted and talented people, but yet beggerly and poor. Daily our leaders go to 'jibowu' to beg poorer countries for aid, for debt forgiveness. The contradiction never leaves me. Japan with no known Natural resources is so developed that we can only look in shame.

Majek with all the talents of a thousand people, begging the woman who can't lift a finger beside him for N100, Majek being laughed at by miscreants and being mocked with so much joy by those who were not half as blessed by God.

What can I do, but to write this piece and just walk away, lest his guest demon attempt a move on my life. I saw it and felt it look into my soul and with one withered hand, offered me a shot of the Devils brew. A shot I knew would throw me into the darkest pits of Majeks torture, a shot that will take me spiraling down the tunnels of oblivion, destroying the innocent dependent lives of my children while giving Majek solace that he has finally found a room mate albeit a very reluctant and scared one.

I pray for you sir. I pray God gives you peace.

God bless you Majek.


Joseph Edgar is an investment banker who writes as a hobby. He writes from a humorous, satirical point of view. He blogs at josephedgarng..com.

http://josephedgarng..com/2015/06/marek-fashek-national-tragedy.html

••You are a good writer, please keep it up!••

#Life is a learning journey. I pray for him, too.

Oh no

When you Ignore the essence of religion and call it politics, you will certainly become a victim of religion. In politics, there are winners and losers but only the bad people wins. So calling religion politics is giving yourself option of winning or losing. And to win, you must be evil.

Religion is not politics @Majek

nice piece..beautifully written..pls keep it up OP.

hmmmm. Majek's look thou
Rule 1, never start drugs.

Is that really Majek? Kai. . .Life can be

When you see majek of those days and majek of now you won't help but to smh


a handsome, tall and intelligent man immersed himself into self destructive habits. I pity this man as physical and spiritual corruption is eating up his spirit soul and body


its such a pity when I see young talented musicians of today towing his line. Destroying their bodies bit by bit and thinking they're having fun . Terry g, dbanj, wande coal etc continue



at Old age they become slaves to drugs. At their youthful ageThey abandon their families and live a life of debauchery and base desires. When they're old no one to cover them when they're cold . They become dependent on people who should rather be people who look up to them





Michael Jackson drugs
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akon drugs
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Whitney Houston drugs
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and the list goes on and on

Lagosians, take him to TB Joshua and God willing,he will be well again...

Majek fashek is lost. This is what you get when the devil is done using your soul. I just pity for the young artistes who are enjoying huge millions from MTN and Glo as endorsement. The devil is no fool. That money is meant for the poor and less privilege, their customers or those in need of money to go abroad for treatment but they decided to give it to an individual. So sad that such an individual doesn't know such comes with a price.

Keep it up✔✔✔

Mama mama mamayo,
yaga yaga yagayo, send down the rain
Jah is my song and that would make me be so strong
Jah is my song and thats make me feel so strong
No matter what they say
Even if they say Im wrong
im gonna feel strong
Cos i know im gonna live long
Oh Lord

chai.... no i dont want to believe thats majek...

i see

send down the rain..love the song to pieces

but I have bigger ish..

When the girl you used your schoolfees to buy her IPhone 6 save your name as Lawal Gateman

Pls why

Hmm

D ups nd down of life.........Jst a little litl patient

Ok

Hmmm..so sad. Life dey say is full of ups n down. Majek fashek needs our help both spiritually, physically, morally, material et al. May God heal him

Lol

The world is wicked

The melancholic tone to your write up had me. My dad was a big fan.

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

@MojiDelano

The best musician Nigeria ever produced just lost it. It's such a pity.

Majek was destroyed by satanic forces in high places which he sang against. He was spiritually overpowered, so he lost the battle. But, he did not lose the war. He's a good spirit and I'm 100% sure Jah will accept his soul.

I saw his pic online and felt exactly the same way you did and I made this song. Where's my hero?. Check it out on YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzXxuWfmn2w

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