The ‘God Over
Everything’ crooner, While speaking on a Radio Programme revealed that
at a point in his life, he travelled to Ghana in search of greener
pastures only to end up sleeping on the streets.
Nigerians
are very powerful people and if they like your song, you are likely to
be a success in Africa. There was a point in my life that I travelled to
Ghana in search of greener pastures but I ended up trekking and
sleeping on the streets. I decided to come back to Nigeria. Then I
released ‘Alubarika’ and ‘Girlie O.’ Both songs were a hit and in no
time, I was invited to perform in Ghana, Kumasi Stadium to be precise.
When they came to pick me, I counted the number of cars and it was 13. I
was very surprised but was grateful to God,” he said.
Patoranking
used the opportunity to disagree with his colleague, Mr. Eazi, who had
once said that Ghanian music was heavily influencing Nigerian sounds as
well as claiming that most Nigerian singers were copying his style as he
was the one that popularised the fusion of Ghanaian and Nigerian
sounds.
We have been having this cultural exchange with
Ghana way back since the time Tuface sang ‘My love’ which featured VIP
from Ghana. Tic Tac and Tony Tetuila sang ‘Fefe ne efe.’ The musical
cultural exchange between Nigeria and Ghana has been going on even
before I finished secondary school. It is false for Mr. Eazi to say he
started that style of music because he did not help me sing my hit song,
‘My Woman.’ I did it myself and the song is a global hit song. It is
the biggest afrobeat song in the Caribbean. I do not agree with his
statement. It is wrong.
*From Punchng