Sound Sultan says Nigerian “crap music” is due to pressure from fans
Artiste Sound Sultan recently traced the poor quality of music currently renting Nigeria’s airwaves to undue pressure from fans not interested in professionalism.
The musician in Lagos said that the quality of works by contemporary artistes ought to attract the right level of patronage from the listeners, but noted that the current trend of music have regrettably become a bad influence on most musicians.
“I feel music is a great tool that we should not misuse. If music is misused, it can tell a lot on the generation,” he said. “I want to be able to play my music where my kids are, not tell them to cover their ears. You see those crap music and all those other things, I don’t know if it’s me that’s buying them or if it’s me that’s telling them to play it. There must be somebody telling people that they want to hear that thing.
“When there is clamour, where there is demand for something, then they will keep putting it upfront to their audience. They want to satisfy their audience, they don’t want to bore anybody with their airplay. So if there’s stuff like that going on, trust me, it’s a controlled market, somebody is doing something somewhere.
“So for me, I don’t really concentrate on pointing fingers, I just try to deafen your ears with my own sense of making music.’’
According to him, most musicians usually produce new works without working hard on them to be masterpieces.
Sound Sultan is noted for such hits like Jagbajantis, Ghen Ghen, and Bushmeat, through which some of the societal ills were lampooned.
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bruno
January 13, 07:18story for the gods ?
Mr. Fingers
January 13, 07:26He spoke well and I agree with him.
Brian Collins
January 13, 07:30When I see posts like this about things I’m not very interested in – #NigerianCrapMusic, I think to myself is this person a Dad I’d like to Fuck and the answer is – Yes, Sound Sultan is a wonderful DILF. *sashays away*
Max 2.0
January 13, 08:53Trying to justify his and the entire Nigerian music industry’s incompetence?? Abeg go Sidon.
See how everyone is bowing to Patron Saint Adele, someone who (in the eyes of the world) shouldn’t have been able to sell music because she ain’t flashing boobs and doesn’t look like a size 2 pencil.
My point: You don’t have to roll with the crowd and do what others are doing. Show proof of your talent and people will notice. Don’t come and rant about pressure from fans. Mtchew.
Kester
January 13, 09:08Bitch is broke. If you can’t beat them join them, go ask sister timaya for advice.
Who told him that he could sing sef?
Dennis Macaulay
January 13, 09:16I don’t get when people thumb down Nigerian music; I really don’t get it. I am not an aficionado but clearly Nigerians like their music in a certain way and the musicians deliver what the market likes.
This is purely a demand and supply thing. Also nobody gets to dictate to another person what “good music” should be! If I like the sound of children playing with empty tins of milk, that is my music! You cannot come and tell me how yours is better.
Tecno is quite popular as a genre of music across Europe, biko does Tecno even have lyrics? Is it not mostly just about the beat?
Nigerians like their music in a certain way and people who like it that are are not less intelligent or exposed like you! They just like something different from you.
The musicians respond to the demand, and supply what the market wants and everybody is happy!
Shikena
Kester
January 13, 09:37Nobody mentioned your dear tekno please no need to get your boobs twisted
JArch
January 13, 10:22Kester dear, you misunderstood DM
Techno is a genre of music, characterize by high paced beats and most times no lyrics. David Guetta comes to mind… This genre is common in most parts of Europe
He wasn’t referring to the Nigerian artists
Dennis Macaulay
January 13, 11:27Clearly you did not know Tecno was a genre of music!
Tsk Tsk
Chizzie
January 13, 10:15I don’t think Nigerians are intelligent or exposed enough to appreciate well structured and quality music . All we want to do is dance , and so we settle for beat over substance
The more exposed or oriented a person is, the less likely they are to approve of Nigerian music
Pink Panther
January 13, 14:31Hello Chizzie, I was expecting you’d show up here to lecture Mr. Sultan. 🙂
Chuck
January 14, 19:38Where is the evidence for “the more exposed or oriented a person is, the less likely they are to approve of Nigerian music”?
All these plastic gays that feel they have to make up for having an unaccepted/derided sexuality by clinging to ” superiority” in esoteric music or art or TV.
There are other, less pyschoogically problematic ways to process society’s rejection of your proclivities.
sinnex
January 13, 11:14As if your music is any better.
michael
January 13, 20:45I also say that if you want to sell your music and become a star in this country, all you have to do is make your beat danceable….
Ontario
January 14, 07:20hes kinda right sha….i mean listen to the lyrics na…if e no talk about yansh then its not complete…the one wey vex me pass was when i heard lil kesh bragging about his dick size in one of his songs…am like WTF!!!??!!! kids listen to this?