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nice write up bro

Brymo

Beautiful post

Those days are gone, now the memories is on the wall mean while, its actually in our heads!

Stereo man E DEY PAIN ME GAGA O......

Chloe88:
This one is confused

extremely confused, in fact over confused

True story bro, when music speaks for the common man

And where is Lagbaja

I will never forget African China and his swo dance.
Eedris and tuface also cuts it for me.

Posterity will clearly identify those that promote arbitrary decisions.

Raymond agbaji remains active , nomatter the intimidation. He rolled out kuyakuya blasting the government ... Very hot all the same now everything done change if you can't beat them join them even 2 face . have a good day...

Good old days in Music Industry..

these days music got me like

these days musicians got me like

fourhayz:
The problem with Nigeria..
Boko-Haram...........B
Unemployment....U
Herdsmen..........H
Armed Robbery......A
Recession...............R
Insecurity.................I
Na wa ooo!! no wonder..??

Get a life please

Buhari2rule:
yes o the man in the box is out of the digital box

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxILy8G5BPM

To knack you jazz dey hungry me

They ignored cassava in their songs not in their daily lives. Tu Face, Fela, Femi= Fathers of all nations.

Hmmm

Where is African China sef. I missed his songs

An oldies but was just as revolutionary as the names mentioned, personally I think he is second only to Baba Fela, the one and only Ozzidi king Late Sonny Okosun. Songs such as Fire in Soweto was so prominent, the then apartheid government in South Africa banned it and of course who would forget his evergreen hit, Which way Nigeria.. May his soul RIP.. Honourable mentions, Mandators and Ortiz Wiliki Conqueror and Tribulations)..

The indomie gen won't understand

nobodysmanrob:
Music is a tool but not every musician uses it wisely

I believe that it's not just in Nigeria. All around the world, there is this general madness: ppl sing rubbish, dance naked, even have sex openly

Jozay:
This list isn't complete without Asa

"Fire on the mountain"
The lady na prophetess

Jozay:
This list isn't complete without Asa

"Fire on the mountain"

and "Eyo" she predicted the crisis.

The lady na prophetess

This man you must be very old

Beautiful Nubia is missing on the number one of that list.

Okay

owukpa:
By Ameh Comrade Godwin @amcomrade

Once upon a time, before ‘banana and cassava’ began to fall on music lovers in Nigeria, the nation paraded singers whose lyrical contents contained didactic messages that addressed bad governance and moral decadence in the society.

Before the advent of ‘ukwu’ ‘Hennessey’, ‘champagne’ and show-off of wealth in the nation’s music industry, music lovers were exposed to songs that taught moral lessons, addressed bad governance and exposed corrupt leaders.

Today, the story is different. Most musicians in Nigeria nowadays worship sex, money, women and wealth with their lyrics.

Albeit, today is not Thursday that social media users have adopted as flashback day, but I want to journey down memory lane to reveal those who made (still make) ‘real sense’ with their music in the extant.

This is a personal observation. The list is endless but here are the unforgettable 10.

Fela-Anikulapo Kuti

No doubt, President of Kalakuta Republic, Baba Fela remains the father of anti-corruption music crusader in Nigeria.

For more than 10 times, he was thrown behind the bar because of his songs against the then military government but he remained unperturbed and never deviated. Fela made sure he passed his message to looters and corrupt leaders in the country and Africa at large during his heydays on stage fearlessly.

Do you remember his song entitled Authority Stealing where he compared the crimes of an armed robber to a person in authority stealing? The armed robber would be lynched or thrown in jail for stealing a petty amount; meanwhile the man in authority would get away with it. Or even be praised.

What about Suffering and Smiling, where he talked about life for the average Nigerian, who experiences strife in almost every area of life but continues smiling, believing they will receive their reward in the afterlife because of the teachings of religious leaders, who themselves are enjoying plenty of the world’s earthly pleasures.

Apart from the absence of a military whip, things haven’t changed much after all.

Nigerians will never forget his song, Coffin for Head of State where Fela critiques the hypocrisy of political and religious figures and the presence of preferential treatment in the allocation of positions based on religion.

Hear him, “Anywhere the Muslims them they reign

Na Senior Alhaji na him be Director

Anywhere the Christians them they reign

Na the best friend to Bishop na him be Director.” So sad the story has not changed.

African China

About two decades ago, Chinagorom Unuoha came into the limelight with his evergreen song, Crisis; where he vented out his anger on the killings in Nigeria, particularly in Jos, Zamfara and Kaduna States.

In the album entitled Crisis, which he released in early 2000s, China lamented ‘How Long’ it would take Nigeria and Africa to realize that shedding of blood would take us nowhere.

China predicted most of the things happening in Nigeria today through his songs.

Coming on the success of his debut album, China dropped Mr. President where he lamented thus, “food e no dey

Brother eh water no dey

And our country no good o

Everyday for thief

One day for owner e

Poor man wey thief maggi

Omo, dem go show im face

for crime fighter [crime fighter]

Rich man wey thief money

Omo, we no dey see their face

for crime fighter.

Most of his songs that addressed bad governance and corruption included: Crisis, Our Government Bad, How Long, Mr. President, Boko Haram, Amen.

He summed up the suffering of Nigerians in his about-to-be-released song entitled Letter to Mr, President thus: “who no know now go know, say na now the real hunger show. Hungry wan kpai man for this country o. dollar frustrate our naira and fuel price do don to wahala. If them cannot rule make them backup. he vowed to ‘continue to dey talk until their wickedness stop.”

Ras Kimono
What’s gwan inna this our nation? Man and woman can’t get no food to eat Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana? All the people are them are running fi murder Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana? All the masses are them are running fi cover Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana? All the children them are halla fi hunger What’s gwan inna this our country? Lord of mercy!

This song was an anthem on many radio stations across the country in the mid 90s.

This reggae singer, Kimono was among few musicians that flayed the then military government over the suffering of the masses.

Oritse Femi
Oritse Majemite Femi started out in the ghetto street of Ajegunle with his estranged band mate, Chi of the Junglist fame where they voiced Eyes Don Clear, a song talked about how Nigerian leaders looted the nation’s treasury to world bank.

Following the split of Junglist in early 200os, Femi dropped his first solo album tagged Flog Politicians where he literarily whipped corrupt political leaders with his lyrics.

In another song entitled ‘Elewon’ (chase them) Femi also bemoaned how Nigerian leaders sold out Niger Delta oil to white men, which led to the emergence militancy and kidnapping in the region.

He later joined ‘bad gang’ in the cassava and banana’ industry but he would be still remembered for his messages against bad governance when music was still music in Nigeria.

Eedris Abudukarim
Nigeria jagajaga Everything scatter scatter Poor man dey suffer suffer Gbosa, gbosa, gun shot inna di air Armed robber came to your house Eno thief money, eno rape your wife Went straight up to your bedside (Gbosa) Six feet, now you are down Which armed robber no want money Which armed robber no want joley Na political armed robber be that Na wetin dey kill Nigeria o.

This above lyrics landed Kano-born activist and singer, Eedris Abdulkareem in the prison yard.

The then president, Olusegun Obasanjo was so pissed that he organized a world press conference to reply Kennis Music Eedris on his assertion about the country in his song, Jagajaga before throwing him behind the bar. Truly, Nigeria still remains Jagajaga.

Blackface Naija
Many music analysts believe that the ordeal of Augustine Garuba Ahmedu, also known as Blackface in the industry boils down his refusal to compromise his standard.

After Planthasun Boys disbanded and the trio of 2face, Face and Blacfkace went on solo careers, this Benue-born singer released his debut album, Ghetochild where he highlighted the suffering of masses in Nigeria in one of his songs, Hard Life.

He has good lyrical contents and most of his songs addressed bad leadership and the suffering of Nigerians in a nation believed to be the (gi)ant of Africa.

Majek Fashek
Once, Majek Fashek was Nigeria’s greatest musician. A reggae extraordinaire with an epic all-time hit song called Send Down The Rain. Whenever Majek Fashek (whose full name is Majekodunmi Fasheke) raised his voice in a melodious refrain of “Send Down the Rain”, there was always a downpour. And by that, he put an end to an almost two-year drought in northern Nigeria.

If reggae were to be a religion of sort, with the legendary Bob Marley as its Delphic Oracle, then Majek Fashek, at the peak of his career, was the principal prophet of reggae. Rolling Stone acclaimed him as the heir apparent to Bob Marley. He was compared only to the greats – Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix and Fela. He was reggae’s poster boy in the late 1980s and early 1990s so much so that any international reggae concert will not be complete without Majek Fashek headlining the show. When he performed live on the David Letterman show in 1992, he made history as the first African to appear on a national network television in the United States.

Before the Majek narrative plunged into a dark from the Olympian height and but a ‘fallen god’ he had many studio efforts that faulted bad governance in Africa.

His songs, So Long, Free Mandela, Prisoner of Conscience, Religion Na Politics, et al are what the society needs today.

Raymond King Gbaji

His strong lyrics against the Nigeria Police and government landed him in the police net many years back. Raymond King Gbaji would forever be remembered for his song against bribery among Police officers in Nigeria.

Black and Black what the song he used in passing his message to corrupt police officers. He paid for it but sure achieved his aim – say no to bribe and corruption.

Tuface Idibia

His song, E be like say is many things rolled into one.

He has many didactic songs but this surely carries the message the society needs right now, especially as preparations heat up ahead of 2019 general elections.

Hear him.

Ebe like say you want to code

You want to code

See, all I want to say is that

They don’t really care about us

Because all they want to do is to get in touch with big bucks

Because they think the money gives them the power

But the power is nothing

If your people cannot get quality education

The power is nothing

If your people keep on dying of disease and starvation

The power is nothing

If your people have no peace (no peace)

The power is nothing.

If your people cannot live in unity (yeah)

See, why do you keep deceiving the people, my brother, my sister

See, why do you make all this people to dey fight one another

Only God can judge you now

2baba, as the Idoma-born singer now prides himself is one of the few musicians whose lyrics are lewd-free.

Have you listened to ashes, touch a life, for instance? The songs sure are evergreen.

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Others worthy of mention are: Victor Essiet and the Mandators, Andy Shurman, Save the Masses crooner and Maxwell Udoh.

SOURCE>>>>http://dailypost.ng/2018/05/11/ameh-comrade-revealed-unforgettable-musicians-ignored-banana-cassava-societal-change/

I can't believe you did not mention the late Sunny Okosuns. His song "Fire in Soweto" condemned apartheid and its evil. He also sang "Which way, Nigeria?" which bemoaned the way the nation was drifting abysmally without any direction, and ended the song with a soulful patriotic call. And his beautiful piece "Mother & Child" celebrated the unconditional love a child has for his mother, and vice versa.

Baroba:
An oldies but was just as revolutionary as the names mentioned, personally I think he is second only to Baba Fela, the one and only Ozzidi king Late Sonny Okosun. Songs such as Fire in Soweto was so prominent, the then apartheid government in South Africa banned it and of course who would forget his evergreen hit, Which way Nigeria.. May his soul RIP.. Honourable mentions, Mandators and Ortiz Wiliki Conqueror and Tribulations)..

The indomie gen won't understand

Exactly, bro.' You hit the nail on the head. I was aghast when I saw Sunny Okosuns had been omitted from that list! Chai!

Even Terra Kota sang the hit tune "Lamentations for Sodom" which addressed the depravity and hardship that people were facing in the old historical city called Sodom, and he ended up comparing it with Nigeria. Yet his name was also omitted from the list! My uncles had a collection of all these songs - from Okosun to Majek Fashek and Tera Kota.

And where are they today? You better follow the trend or u fall off the radar.

All we listen to these days are songs about Ukwu Nwanyi Asaba, One Corner and Orobokibo

All you need to listen to is Fela. Then you will know where our problem started, the reason we are where we are at the moment and where we are heading to