The Relentless Builder: Tolazee

06 February 2015

This Friday's Free Downloads | Featuring: Kunle Kenny, Tolazee, Rooftop MCs

Labels: African Gospel Music, Free Downloads, Free Fridays, Kunle Kenny, Music, Nigerian Gospel Music, Rooftop Clan, Rooftop MCs, Tolazee, Yoruba

This edition of Free Downloads is special for two reasons: (1) It's the first one this year; and (2) It's the first one in February.

What were you expecting me to say? *laughs*

Today, I'll be sharing music from the following artistes:

Kunle Kenny - Ose Baba (Thank You Father)
Tolazee - Sise (Work)
Rooftop MCs - Laddah

Now, for the press releases:

1. Kunle Kenny - Ose Baba Featuring Anuu

I love love love the cover picture. It needs to be framed and hung on a wall. Kunle Kenny in action!

Kunle Kenny, a music minister known for his ‎divine ability to take you beyond the veil in praise and worship, has released a new single titled "Ose Baba" as we await his EP(Extended Play).

03 February 2015

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SONG REVIEW: Tolazee - Sise (Work)

Labels: Music, Nigerian Christian Music, Nigerian Gospel Music, Song Reviews, Tolazee, Yoruba

Tolazee, who has been featured on this blog for his single, Bintin Laye, released a new single, earlier this year, titled Sise. It means "Work" in Yoruba, and the gist of the song, which is, work hard is embedded in the chorus:

Sise
Work

Ma se s'ole
Don't be lazy

After listening to this song, one thing should be clear: A lazy person cannot be friends with Tolazee.

*laughs*

Okay, not really. I'll let you listen first and then judge for yourself what Tolazee is saying.

06 November 2012

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OFFICIAL VIDEO: Tolazee - Bintin L'aye (Life is Short) + Chorus Lyrics and Translation

Labels: Music Video, Tolazee, Tolucci

Last year, I featured and reviewed Tolazee's single, Bintin L'aye. Sometime last week, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that he had released a music video for the same song. Here is the official music video, directed by Tolucci:

17 November 2011

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The Honest Businessman [Featured Artiste: Tolazee]

Labels: Business, Ethics, Music, Tolazee

Picture from HERE

I have struggled with this idea for a very long time, i.e. whether or not it is possible to be an honest Nigerian businessman/woman. The Nigerian economy still needs a lot of work, but right now it is essentially made up of many types of businesses. I am of course referring to the private sector. It seems that there are very few honest businessmen in Nigeria and this has nothing to do with the size of the business. This cuts across the various social classes and dishonesty seems to be the order of the day from the market women selling groundnuts to the CEOs of banks. In the light of all the financial/ethical scandals that have rocked the financial sector, I have really asked myself this question: Can one really be an honest, God-fearing, “drama-free” businessperson in Nigeria? How does one stay on course in a rotten system? You can say that this is the same thing anywhere in the world. I get that, but in Nigeria the problem seems to be a lot more acute. I mean, if the folks at the top of the private sector are “hammering” with unclean hands, then what message does that send to those hoping to hammer one day?