Konga also urged reigning artists to be humble, insisting they are only taking the music forward from where legends such as Fela, King Sunny Adé, Majek Fashek and others left it.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Afrobeats singer, Lawal Olalekan Oluomo, better known as Konga, has lamented the lack of support from the current crop of artists for legends in the Nigerian music industry.
He made this known recently while appearing as a guest on the latest episode of the Hits Don’t Lie podcast.
In 2021, Davido donated N250 million raised during his birthday celebrations to 292 orphanages across Nigeria.
However, speaking on the gesture, Konga said the funds donated by the singer, his family, friends and fans should have been channelled towards catering for struggling music legends.
According to the ‘Kabakaba’ crooner, the donations could have rejuvenated their careers and helped them survive Nigeria’s harsh economic reality.
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He also urged reigning artists to be humble, insisting they are only taking the music forward from where legends like Fela, King Sunny Adé, Majek Fashek and others left it.
Speaking during the interview, Konga said: “The present crop of Nigerian artists need to humble themselves. Nobody is dragging their money with them. But they have used peer pressure to chase a lot of Nigerian music legends into doing menial jobs abroad.
“If I were part of Davido’s management, the time his friends contributed money to him, I would have said – ‘Davido, take this money, go and give it to all these legends… bring Baba Fryo back, bring Daddy Showkey. Give Daddy Showkey, Baba Fryo and others N5 million each.’
“If he had done that, the industry would have woken up. Our legends would have dropped a lot of comeback hits. Our music legends are running away due to lack of support. Look at Lord of Ajasa, is that a joke to you? And someone like Olamide will come out to say Wizkid is the greatest Nigerian artist internationally. Where is that coming from? We have been doing international shows for ages.
“You guys are only taking it forward from where we stopped. Fela, King Sunny Adé, Majek Fashek and others have been touring the world for years. Just because our achievements were not documented back then does not mean we did not do anything.”
