"Fifty years ago, hardly would you find a family that allowed his child to play music. It is either you go to church and become a very strong member of the choir. Now, everybody wants to play music. In those days, the real traditional music was not being exposed. I don't know if it's intentional. It was when Fela Anikulapo Kuti took his music to London or America that we began to appreciate the power of Afrobeat. For instance, I started touring Europe and America from 1971 but not until 1984 that I became known all over the world. But now, Nigerian Music is far better. You release an album and you are known all over the place." - King Sunny Ade tells The Sun Newspaper
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i think nigerian music is better in terms of quality but most of messages today r nonsense. i think i still prefer the classics...ebenezer, bright chimezie,oliver,osita,shina,victor uwaifo, blackky, oriental brothers...as those songs give me a sense of pride and peace...most of our songs today don't have an "identity" to them...hrd nneka talking about it somewhere...but i still love nigerian music old or new regardless.
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