Seasoned fuji artiste, Kolawole Ayinla,
popularly called Kollington Ayinla, has said that he is no more inspired
to sing about Nigeria.
popularly called Kollington Ayinla, has said that he is no more inspired
to sing about Nigeria.
According to him, Nigerians, especially their leaders, have not made use of all he has sung in the past.
Ayinla told our correspondent in a
telephone interview on Thursday that with the level of corruption in the
country, there was hardly anything that anyone could do to turn things
around.
telephone interview on Thursday that with the level of corruption in the
country, there was hardly anything that anyone could do to turn things
around.
He said, “I believe that President
Muhammadu Buhari is trying his best as far as corruption is concerned.
But as he is building the house, some people are pulling it down. If we
have to say the truth, corruption is widespread in the country. Even the
unborn child is corrupt”
Muhammadu Buhari is trying his best as far as corruption is concerned.
But as he is building the house, some people are pulling it down. If we
have to say the truth, corruption is widespread in the country. Even the
unborn child is corrupt”
Decades ago, whenever there were major
changes on the socio-political scene, Kollington would be among the
first musicians to sing about it. The Ilota, Kwara State-born artiste
would move into the studio and eventually release an album on such.
changes on the socio-political scene, Kollington would be among the
first musicians to sing about it. The Ilota, Kwara State-born artiste
would move into the studio and eventually release an album on such.
This distinguished his music and that of
his contemporary, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. Believing that an artiste
has the duty to enlighten the masses on happenings in government, it was
this tradition that gave birth to Kollington’s albums such as Esin o
F’aja, which condemned the religious crisis that engulfed Kano in 1981;
Austerity Measure, released the same year; and Oro Idibo Nigeria, a
prelude to the 1983 general election.
his contemporary, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. Believing that an artiste
has the duty to enlighten the masses on happenings in government, it was
this tradition that gave birth to Kollington’s albums such as Esin o
F’aja, which condemned the religious crisis that engulfed Kano in 1981;
Austerity Measure, released the same year; and Oro Idibo Nigeria, a
prelude to the 1983 general election.
But the Nigerian situation seems to have
broken the man’s spirit. As he also noted in an interview last week,
all efforts to inspire the country into greatness had failed.
broken the man’s spirit. As he also noted in an interview last week,
all efforts to inspire the country into greatness had failed.
He recalled that in Nigeria ko le Ku, he
sang jocularly that Nigerians could now have fun and procreate freely,
as the prices of babies’ foods had gone down, following the coming of
the military government. But he regretted that over time, every
government had failed the people.
sang jocularly that Nigerians could now have fun and procreate freely,
as the prices of babies’ foods had gone down, following the coming of
the military government. But he regretted that over time, every
government had failed the people.
He said continued onslaught by pirates had also killed his interest in releasing new albums.
“Before I leave the studio, they would have started selling my work on the street,” he said.