From The Cradle

I have had a craving for music my whole life. As a young child, my father would take me to see Indian musicals at an Olympia Cinema Hall in my country, Nigeria where I was born. From primary school onward, I sang in groups and represented my class, inter-college musical competitions and eventually my state on several occasions in music and dance competitions as a lead singer. I loved music so much that at a very young age I would carry a radio cassette player with me in my school hostel, classroom and about in the school where I was being trained as a teenage trainee teacher, recording myself singing and playing my songs to the other students who cared to listen.

At an early age I listened to artists like Jim Reeves, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong records and other soft blues frequently heard played around me. After giving my life to Jesus Christ, I joined the choir in my local church for eight years and also the choir of the Christian fellowship at the bank where I was working as a graduate banker. I also carried out praise and worship street evangelism on public transport systems as it usually took me over an hour’s journey to get to the office. In as much as I tried to leave music for other professions, music never left me, it journeyed along with me. Purpose never dies; it has life and fire, when it’s ignited it lightens up.

At age 13 with my dedicated radio cassette player. I would record songs and playback for my friends to listen.

As a teenager by my school bus (a teachers college), after a singing and dancing competition which we won.

Leading praise and worship at an end of year Christian party.

My story featured in “Keep the Faith” magazine.

WHY? My Purpose (my Songs for Everybody)

Apart from musical influences I want to be able to completely sound like myself in my own little way (my uniqueness), people have always told me of the soft blues voice with a mix of opera and rock tone. Music daily affects us it affects our spirit soul and body. My Purpose and aim is to create heavenly music that connects with you, the listener, music that brings down the presence of God and His holy spirit into our lives, homes and circumstances. Songs that reassures us of God’s love and faithfulness, that reaffirm the assurance of our salvation and our victory in Christ Jesus. I want to make simple heavenly music that is uniquely different, universal and non-denominational because musical styles are still what separate one artist from another. I want to create simple sing-along gospel tunes with the calming and cooling effect of the Holy Spirit on every heart who wants to hear them whether they are Christians or not.

My objective is to keep creating as many gospel tunes every year that could be sung by churches, individuals, families, organizations, played by all radio stations, everyone in any place and any occasion, songs that connects with you and you can connect with, that would be a blessing to the listener, void of discrimination, prejudice and racism. Songs for everybody and anybody who wants to hear them! And to be a role model to my world and especially the younger generation.

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Listen to my songs free here on my website. Visit my Audio page and/or my music videos page.

They are also available on Amazon Music, iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.