Biography
- 1da
Born Godson Ominibie Epelle on the 27th of June 1994, 1DA is a gifted singer and song writer who grew up in Port Harcourt Nigeria. Music provided an escape and kept him safe from the negativity on the streets. He listened to legends like Bob Marley and...
- Patoranking
Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May 1990), known by his stage name Patoranking, is a Nigerian Reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. Patoranking who is a descent of Ebonyi, started his musical career doing underground collaborations...
- Seyi Shay
Deborah Oluwa-Seyi Joshua better known by her stage name Shay (pronounced ?Shayee?), is a UK based recording artist, songwriter and producer. Born and raised in London to Nigerian parents, she began performing at the age of six eventually joining the...
- Jesse Jags
Jesse Jags also known as Jesse Garba Abaga, was born in 1984, to a preaching father and singing mother, Rev. & Mrs. Chris Abaga. He grew up in a church, where he was first exposed to music.There he learnt how to drum and sing, at age 9. He was a drummer...
- Biography Of Sunny Okosun
Sonny Okosun was born on January 1, 1947 in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria and died on May 24, 2008 in Washington DC. He was one of the leading Nigerian musician of the late 1970s to the mid 1980s, from Esan in Edo State, in the South-South of Nigeria. He...
Biography
Biogrraphy of Majek Fashek
Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek, was born in Benin, Edo State on February 6 (His real birth date is not known as both parents gave him contradicting months, but he later adopted his musical hero Bob Marley's birthday - 6 February - as
his own) to a Yoruba father and an Edo mother. He is a Nigerian reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is also known as The Rainmaker. Majek Fashek?s parents separated when he was very tender. After his parents separated he lived in Lagos with his father, who then was a school principal. His father died when Fashek was only ten years old; consequently, Majek Fashek moved back to Benin City with his mother, and joined the choir in his local church together with his cousin future band-mate Amos McRoy Gregg. At the choir, Majek Fashek learned how to play the trumpet and guitar. He then also began to compose songs for the choir.
Majek Fashek actually started his music career In the early eighties. Then, he went by the stage name Rajesh Kanal and joined the group Jastix with McRoy Gregg, and lead singer Black Rice. They were popular then as the in-house band on the show Music Panorama aired on NTA Benin. They also toured with the reggae group The Mandators.
Jastix later disbanded and shortly after that In the year 1988, Fashek, who was already going by the the name Majek Fashek, signed with Tabansi Records and began a solo career. He released the album Prisoner of Conscience and became Nigeria's topmost reggae artist. This was after the song "Send Down The Rain" became the most popular song of the year. In the year 1989, Majek Fashek won four PMAN awards including ?Album of the Year?, "Song of the Year", and "Reggae Artist of the Year".
Majek Fashek was married to Rita Fashek. It was to Rita that he wrote the song "Without You". They had four children together but have since divorced.
- 1da
Born Godson Ominibie Epelle on the 27th of June 1994, 1DA is a gifted singer and song writer who grew up in Port Harcourt Nigeria. Music provided an escape and kept him safe from the negativity on the streets. He listened to legends like Bob Marley and...
- Patoranking
Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May 1990), known by his stage name Patoranking, is a Nigerian Reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. Patoranking who is a descent of Ebonyi, started his musical career doing underground collaborations...
- Seyi Shay
Deborah Oluwa-Seyi Joshua better known by her stage name Shay (pronounced ?Shayee?), is a UK based recording artist, songwriter and producer. Born and raised in London to Nigerian parents, she began performing at the age of six eventually joining the...
- Jesse Jags
Jesse Jags also known as Jesse Garba Abaga, was born in 1984, to a preaching father and singing mother, Rev. & Mrs. Chris Abaga. He grew up in a church, where he was first exposed to music.There he learnt how to drum and sing, at age 9. He was a drummer...
- Biography Of Sunny Okosun
Sonny Okosun was born on January 1, 1947 in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria and died on May 24, 2008 in Washington DC. He was one of the leading Nigerian musician of the late 1970s to the mid 1980s, from Esan in Edo State, in the South-South of Nigeria. He...