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Why waka won’t go into extinction — Salawa Abeni

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Popular waka musician, Salawa Abeni, has expressed a belief that the ‘waka’ genre of music cannot be phased out.

In an interview with Saturday Beats, she said, “If you listen to afrobeats well, you will realise that many of them are ‘taking’ our old songs, and modernising them. I believe that waka music will always be relevant.

Asked what she did differently with her style of music to get noticed, she said, “I met a lot of female musicians singing waka, though they were old enough to be my mother. They include Batile Alake, Adebukunola Ajao, Princess Adetoun ‘Oni Waka’, Mojeedat ‘Oni Waka ni Iragusin’, and Kikelom. Whenever they were performing then, they used to sit down. I started my music career at the age of 13, and being a young girl, I usually stood up to perform; likewise everyone else in my band. That was one thing I did differently in the early days to get me noticed.”

Abeni attributed her success and fame to God, saying, “It is not by my making, it is by God’s grace.”

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Assessing the current crop of artistes in the country, she said, “You know my son, Big Shef, is also an artiste. These young artistes are enjoying because their songs are typically not more than five minutes in length. The DJ would even play it for them and they sing along. In our time, we had to rub minds (with band members) and compose songs. Or, we could hire a composer. There were no DJs to play our music while we’re on stage. It was after composing songs that we would teach the backup singers, drummers and other members of the band. However, I modernised my music in 1992, by introducing piano, guitar and other instruments.”

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Actor Damilola Ogunsi – Why I’m Qualified For My Role In Anikulapo

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Nollywood actor Damilola Ogunsi has corrected a viewer of ‘Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre’ who referred to him as white.

The albino actor played the role of an angel in the recently released series by film-maker Kunle Afolayan.

However, the decision to use Ogunsi as an angel did not go down well with a viewer with the X handle Ohjay1 who faults it.

Sharing a clip from a scene from the series where the protagonist, Saro (played by Kunle Remi) met an angel (played by Damilola Ogunsi) at the gates of heaven, wrote, “This thing has to stop, why use white as angel inside black movie #Anikulapo.”

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Reacting, the albino actor said it feels good for him not to be recognised.

He, however, said he is “blacker” than anyone in the scene.

Reposting the viewer’s tweet, Ogunsi wrote, “Feels good not to be recognized.

“I’m sure I’m ‘blacker’ than anyone in that scene.”

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How Motherhood Shaped My Career – Actress Bisola Aiyeola

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Popular Nigerian actress Bisola Aiyeola has disclosed that she stopped taking some acting roles when she became a mother.

The Reality TV star, who is a single mother of one said she is always conscious of the acting roles she accepts in the movie industry because of her child.

“I have a growing child and sometimes some of the roles you take can affect her positively or negatively. Especially because she is growing… You have other children around her who have different thoughts on what their parents do and so I have to be careful with some stories because I have to think that, in the long run, would it be a good look for my child?” The actress asked.

The actress said her trajectory has been one of patience and putting her daughter first, no matter what.

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She said, unknown to many, that she has been in the industry for years, even before going on the Big Brother Naija reality show in 2017.

She noted that her passion has been her driving force.

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Cook-a-thon Attempt: Failatu Starts Her Guinness World Record Longest Cooking Marathon In Tamale

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As the world welcomes the new year 2024, Abdul-Razak Failatu has started her attempt to set a Guinness World Record (GWR) of the longest cooking marathon.

This is coming days after Afua Asantewaa Owusu Aduonum’s sing-a-thon world record attempt officially ended after six days.

Failatu Abdul-Razak started her attempt on the eve on the New Year – 2024 in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana.

She is attempting to break the current Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon.

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She is aiming to clock for 120-hours.

She is working from the Modern City Hotel in Tamale.

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