The coronation of Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan was golden platform for Fuji music to shine. Taye Currency one of its biggest stars took the stage. With his performance. He killed Fuji Music. It was the worst performance ever seen at a big event in recent memory. The President of the country and other notable dignitaries were in attendance sheer display of thuggery by a representative of the genre. I have always maintained that Sikiru Ayinde Barrister took Fuji Music template to his grave. The evidence is Taye Currency a man bereft of any talent seen as one of its biggest stars. You cannot give what you do not have. With Fuji music, Ayinde Barrister revolutionized traditional Yoruba music while still projecting values of good behavior, respect for elders and the struggles against life's forces. He often used his music as a tool for commentary on issues of national concern, particularly politics. He was also known for his praise-singing skills.
Fuji Music since the death of its creator has always been garbage in garbage out. With cantankerous individuals celebrated as stars. Unfortunately, they have their listening audience. Not the ones that came to see the coronation of the Olubadan. Not the same ones that loved Ayinde Barrister and still listen to his music. The genre is now all about squabbles and songs with no message. Hence " werey la fin wo werey" on an international platform. A genre dies when it falls out of mainstream popularity. With few new creators or publications, often due to audience fatigue, the rise of new, competing genres, and shifting cultural tastes. Fuji music under its new management has all the ailments to lead to its untimely demise. With its detachment from umbilical cord of its creative founder. Thanks to Taye Currency, the genre is on its death knell.
Source: JAIYEOLA AJASA.
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