Born Wande Ojosipe on the 18th of October 1985,1st child in a family of just 2 children Wande like most great musicians started singing in the teenage choir at his church. he got his break in the Nigerian
LYRICS: The Lyrics is above average.Most of the songs are very meaningful and it wasn't about girls,partying and making money alone,he also talked about the situation of the country.He took us to church in ''Jehova'' where he talked about how divine it was that he meet Don jazzy and D'bang.He talked about his struggle and how meeting them has transformed and changed his life.Going Bananas and Ololufe are the kind of songs you want to sing for that special person in your life.the lyrics are tight and the rhythm is totally out of this world.Generally,the album contains lyrics we can all relate to and i personally think he has done better than D'banj in the area of lyrics.He also gives us that indigenous pattern,mixing Yoruba and English and he did it so well that even 9ice will envy him.The only error however was that that most of the songs have the same pattern and sometimes his choice of words are the same.He should work on these areas in his next album.
PRODUCTION:''Na who do this beat oh,you already know,it's DON PAPA JAY''.Definitely,Don Jazzy did a very good work,the beats are very tight and all the strings and other components came together very well.The beat for Bumper to Bumper on the album is totally different from the one he dropped as a single and that gave us something new to listen to.On the other hand,some of the tracks are so low that even at the highest volume of your stereo,it still wouldn't be loud as expected and don't think i bought a pirated copy,i got it straight from the source.Don Jazzy and his production crew should also work on voice clarity,In some of the track, Wande wasn't audible enough for us to hear wetin him dey burst.The production too is above average.
SALES...This was the most tasking part of this review.It wasn't easy persuading the store owners to let me have a look at their sales figure but at the end of the day with a little token here and there,I was able to get the sales figures of over 30 record stores.Going by these figures, Wande should be smiling to the banks.The sales is massive and people are picking up the album like it's free.It's a very encouraging trend to actually see Nigerians going to the stores to buy made in Nigeria albums.
ACCEPTANCE/AIR PLAY and other things:Have you heard a request program on Radio in the past two weeks?then you will know what i am talking about.All people want to hear is Wande,Turn on your radio now,no matter the station you choose,be it Raypower or Wazobia FM,be sure Wande will be on soon.You hear it in Lagos hold up bursting out of car stereos.The album is just everywhere and we are indeed very happy for the black one.The fastest and easiest way to lose your life now is to go to Mushin and make a wrong comment about their home boy,oh boy.They will descend on you.He has become a source of pride and hope for people in the slum of Mushin.The popular saying there is ''if God can do it for Wande,why can't he do it for me''.
I wish Wande all the best and pray that the remaining Mo hits small boys will step up and take their place beside the Mo hit big boys.I hope my prayers will be answered because i am not sure those boys have the talent to do so.I pray they prove me wrong.
Watch this space next week for ''Nigerian Artist that should improve,change their style or simply look for another job''.It's a piece you don't want to miss.
Sorinola Babatunde is the
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