A folklore musician, Segun Akinlolu,
popularly known as Beautiful Nubia has urged young Nigerian musicians to use good
lyrics to communicate meaningfully to the society.
Akinlolu
in Lagos said that there was nothing wrong in youths playing the Hip
Hop, but they should use good lyrics to send their messages.
“We should not lay blames on youths, but
the media that are pushing out the music to the people. So if what the media is
pushing out is bad, it takes hold of the public mind. I continue to tell anyone that cares to listen that our so called stars lyrics are out of depth, shallow in meaning and embarssing.
Beautiful Nubia said “If we want honest music, we play one, not
pretend to be 'owanbe' or American if we want to be truthful to our selves.
“When we were growing up we listened to
Cool and the Gang musical group, but we grew out of it.
“There is a natural process of maturity
where people think deep and listen to more reflective music.
“There should always be good message in
songs we do for positive changes. I am very particular about that.
“If the Hip Hop is not addressing that,
then there is a problem about the songs,” he said.
Akinlolu, however, said that there would be
problem when youths grew older and were still doing the Hip Hop.
He said that Nigerian would grow out of the
Hip Hop and prefer Nigerian music.
“They are trying already to do some
collaboration or sing some of the 90s music.
“In the 90s it was reggae, in the70s it was
pop. There is no need to push it; we should let them to bring it down to the
Nigerian level,” he said.
Akinlolu said that he was playing the
traditional music which reflected what we were.
“It is a traditional music brought in
different contemporary ways.
“I use Nigeria setting to sing the music
and tell what is wrong in the society.
“It reflects the problems, the challenges
we face every day; it reflects how we grew up, what we face every day in our
society.
“We try to teach through the music the need
for the people to be honest, hard working, good neighbourliness, sincerity
consciousness, love and protecting one another.
“That is what we are telling the society,
we are singing it for the society to change.
“It is the ancient wisdom and philosophy of
our people and how they live a clean life.
“It is about the wisdom of all Africans
that I put into poetry and prose, put it into songs and let people hear what we
have to preach. I try reflecting on life experiences,” he said.
Akinlolu has recorded eight albums
including, “Seven lives”, “Voice from heaven” and “Fire on the Roof”. (NAN)
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