Femi Sanya’s Interview With Agbaletu ( My Opinion)

[@WoleOkunowo-p8w]

Femi sanya is 85 percent right , he knows what he was talking about , moreso , he knows about music going by his childhood records. , I say here without any fair of contradiction that all those that criticise him are nothing but illiterates , this can be easily confirmed by checking their standards of education , extent of exposure and musical education , non of them is up to femis standard in this regard , therefore , you can not compare them to reason and talk likewise . I hereby seized this opportunity to inform Mr. Femi to pls ignore them , you should not bring yourself so low to their standard , hence what would be the extent of your education and exposure , act , for silence is one of the best answers for a fool . Thank you .

[@michaelakintayo2045]

It is unfair to say that juju music has no structure. Pure and simple! We need a forum where the greatest juju musicians (Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, King Sunny Ade, Admiral Dele Abiodun, Sir Segun Adewale, Sir Shina Peters, etc.) can come together to deliberate on this issue. I am sure they will have a different opinion. Polyrhythms, call-and-response, coordination and percussive rhythms all add up. Vocal dexterity too is an element of juju music.

[@blacksunny2510]

What he was trying to say about no structure is that it doesn’t give room for creativity.

[@michaelakintayo2045]

@blacksunny2510 If that is the case, what he should have said is that juju music gives little or no room for creativity, not that it doesn't have a structure. Those are two different statements.Having said that, the no-room-for-creativity narrative is still debatable. After the traditional juju music of the early 20th century, there have been Juju Miliki, Synchro System, Adawa, Peperempe, Juju Rock, Afro Juju, Funky Juju - all sound different and were borne out of creativity. Full stop!

[@kayodeajibadefelix2695]

Femi categorically said Fuji has structure but juju doesn't have. Both of you are contradicting each other.

[@michaelakintayo2045]

@@kayodeajibadefelix2695 I don't understand your statement.

[@victoralpha3020]

good luck with getting all those egos in 1 room

[@OlaleyeJoseph-pk2qs]

It was generally believe that chief commander Ebenezer Obey is a very stingy person. I remember some years back when most of his band boys who are mostly late now are complaining of not being given royalties for the recording they have with the chief commander. The issue of bandleader living fine at the expense of band boys should be addressed.

[@victoralpha3020]

ko si eni to ma bu yin bros ese fun igekale yen you forgot ok jazz masters of congoleese music 60s 70s 80s

[@oluwasanmiomoshola9719]

Sir you’re contradicting yourself Sir. You said if you listen to Apala, Fuji are different likewise KSA, Obey, etc. Even in hip hop they copy each other music. Music is very hard to define and it regenerates itself. My undergraduate project was on Samba music from Brazil. It has is origin from Africa and later developed into various path like Bossa Nova. You borrowed something that is good. Now that Fuji musicians are using keyboard and strings are we going to say that Fuji is not structured? Don’t forget that Afro-beat origin is from Jazz and high life likewise Juju. The reason why he said those things on Agbaletu was because he wasn’t treated well in Sir Shina Peters band. We should try to protect our identity; and Juju music, Fuji and the likes represent us. KSA music was played in a radio station in Salvador Bahia when I was there.