never give up
M2 for Naija is one of the best in his class of
musicians, a reason why he emerge the winner of a
reality show tagged The Best of AJ in 2010. This video
capture his performance at Microres & NTA Lagos
Channel largest event Empowerment Expo Beyond
Borders.
It would interest you to know that Ajegunle where
this artiste grew from is one of the largest human
settlements in West Africa with a diverse population
of over one million people. It is also home to a large
and fertile creative industry which has produced
extra-ordinary talents for the country. some of these
wonderful people include: Daddy Showkey, CashMan
David, Emmanuel Amunike, Obafemi Martins, Daddy
Fresh, Uncle P, Nelson Brown, African China, Black
Face, Gbenga Adeyinka The 1st,Oritse Femi, Osupa
Saheed, Saridon 2, Fireman, Danfo Drivers, Baba Fryo
and Don Jazzy amongst others.
With these litanies of stars, it is safe to say that
Ajegunle is a breeding ground for talents with the
right exposure; some new stars can be birthed with
the right motivation
However, Nigeria has been called "the heart of
African music" because of its role in the development
of West African highlife and palm-wine music, which
fuses native rhythms with techniques imported from
the Congo for the development of several popular
styles that were unique to Nigeria, like apala, fuji,
jùjú, highlife, and Yo-pop. Subsequently, Nigerian
musicians created their own styles of United States
hip hop music and Jamaican reggae. Nigeria's
musical output has achieved international acclaim
not only in the fields of folk and popular music, but
also Western art music written by composers.
Nigeria has some of the most advanced recording
studio technology in Africa, and provides robust
commercial opportunities for music performers.
Ronnie Graham, an historian who specializes in West
Africa, has attributed the success of the Nigerian
music industry to the country's culture—its "thirst for
aesthetic and material success and a voracious
appetite for life, love and music, [and] a huge
domestic market, big enough to sustain artists who
sing in regional languages and experiment with
indigenous styles". However, political corruption and
rampant music piracy in Nigeria has hampered the
industry's growth.
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