Music

Tribute to Evergreen Music Sage

 

By Bimbo Esho

Today Daddy you clock 78 years.
Of course by now you are blasting your favourite Highlife songs with other Heavenly Sages i.e Bobby Benson’s Taxi Driver, Gentleman Bobby, to Adeolu Akisanya’s Inawo Eko, Environmental Sanitation, Mo Fe Se Ori Re, etc Victor Olaiya’s So Ra Fun Ese, Soro Jeje Fun Arugbo, Ayesoro ,etc Victor Uwaifo Joromi, Guitar Boy, Rex Lawsons Ibinabo, Luv Me Adure, Jolly Papa, etc Roy Chicago’s Bosede, Iba Fun Obi, Crosdale Juba’s Anamokoren, Agbe Ni Mase, etc Eddy Okonta’s Oriwo, Bisi, Sweet Banana, Adura , ET Mensah’s Abele, Essie Nana, CK Manns Medowo, Ramblers Knock on wood, Uhuru’s Skin Pain just to mention a few.

Your love for music no doubt was contagious. Your charisma  omoluabi traits and gentle mien attracted many lovers of good indigenous sound to you . Just like a doctor you gave everyone the drug to quench their musical thirst.

Having started collection of music at the age of 12, we can authoritatively tell you today that your music archive are not just filled with old vinyls, old pictures and tapes of Evergreen musicians rather they have become the leading memory of people’s past and permanent legacy of our future.

May you continue to rest in peace and in the memory of your loved ones .

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