BABAFOLARIN @flowizzy4u

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Ayinla Kollington is one of the most underrated Fuji artistes. I agree that Alhaji Agba was better. In fact, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister probably invented Fuji as a genre after he survived the Biafran Army victory over Nigerian soldiers at the Abagana Ambush on Sunday, March 31, 1968. But in terms of stage presence and fancy footwork, nobody could top Alhaji Ayinla. Egbon Ayinla had moves! With perhaps the exception of Naira Marley, none of today's cats can dance like Kollington. And he had many dances. Ijo yoyo, Fuji ropopo, and the ma lo motor pim pim dance. Barry Wonder was a better singer. But Ayinla was a better stepper. His fast paced Fuji melodies introduced that genre to many non Lukumi Muslims. Sadly, even music is segregated. Lukumi Christians favour Juju music, while Muslims tend towards Fuji. Conversely, Lukumi traditional religion adherents drifted to songsters like Orlando Owoh and his Toye music and Comfort Omoge with her Asiko music. Gradually, artistes like Adewale Ayuba began to fuse the many Lukumi genres. Believe it or not, I still dance the jig he did when he sang about Mr. Deinde, e gbodo kpa Thompson at the gym. I believe that was from the hit song Kasabubu, from the Lukumi movie, Iwa Eda. Fun fact that a lot of people don't know: General Sani Abacha was a great fan of Ayinla Kollington, and at one of his performances got so carried away that he called him General. That was how Alhaji Ayinla acquired the stage name General Ayinla. Imagine what it would have taken to blow such a stoic man as Abacha away. May God bless Salawa Abeni. The quarrel and rivalry she caused between Alhaji Agba and General Kollington kicked off the beef that inspired some of the best music in 1980s Nigeria. Try once in a while to go outside your culture and savour music from other sources. It will surprise you to note that I listen to Oliver Sunday Akanite (Oliver De Coque) and the late Onyeka Onwenu and I would video call each other and sing her songs in harmony. May God bless her memory. I still listen to Dan Maraya Jos. He was a griot. And for those who don't know, griots were his African societies preserved their history. Life is a book with many pages. By limiting yourself to just your culture, you end up resting on only one page. These music tastes are not local. Before I was ten, I was a world traveller. Yet, I found time to embed myself in Nigerian culture. Let us puncture and rupture the myth that our culture must suffer erasure! Reno Omokri Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #TableShaker. Ruffler of the Feathers of Obidents. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Hodophile. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year 2022. 21st Most Talked About Person in Africa, 2024.

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3 years ago

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