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Dr. Victor Olaiya - Bonsue / Abinu Eni (Audio)
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2010
- Victor Olaiya: The Evil Genius of Highlife (RIP)
By Adeola Balogun
Dr. Victor Olaiya qualifies to be called a legend, thanks to his music career. His highlife genre of music made great impact in the past, it is currently rocking the present, with promises of a greater hold on the future. At 76, the celebrated highlife maestro still pulls the crowd at his periodic live performances.
He reveals in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN the secret behind his staying power. He also recalls his memorable experiences over the years, especially how one of his tracks landed him in police trouble.
At 76, you still look agile and very strong. What is the secret?
The secret is Gods grace. God first, and then dedication to duty. I try to exercise a lot while playing on stage. Music, as much as it is my profession, is also a hobby. While on stage, I do a number of exercises and showmanship. I twist myself, go up, down, blow the horns, thus exercising the lungs and the limbs and all parts of my body, including the brain. I believe that has been keeping me going.
We dont hear much of highlife nowadays, whats the problem?
I think that is a matter of opinion because every music in Nigeria borrows one thing or the other from highlife. Name it: Fuji, Juju, Afro juju, Afro anything; they all take one or two things from highlife. The view that highlife stuff does not seem to dominate the music scene is a matter of opinion as well because, if you get to where Dr. Victor Olaiya performs at the Papingo Night Club of the ultra-modern Stadium Hotel every Saturday night from 11pm till sunrise the following day, it is highlife galore. But you see, Fuji and others seem to be dominating the social scene because they can be played on the streets, in fact just anywhere. But we in highlife have prestige and we try to protect that; and because of this, we dont cheapen our type of music by just playing it anywhere.
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All of West Africans used to feel that we were all one. That was the 1950s. We lived, played, and went to school together. In my town , Techiman, in the Brong Region of then Gold Coast, we attended school together with people from Yorubaland, Iboland, Burkina Faso (then called Upper Volta), Dahomey (now Benin), Mashie people from near Mali. Nigerian musicians played Gold Coast tunes like the ones in the play list here, and we never thought of them as not belonging to our land. Now we divide people as belonging, and not belonging. Sad, sad, sad! Music from other lands did not sound foreign. They were all loved as African music. I miss those days!
This was when we had the original Nigeria. Not the counterfeit we have today. May his soul rest in peace.
The one and only irreplaceable highlife wizard Sir Victor Olaiya. You live forever in our hearts and through your music. Peace eternal be upon your soul. Love and miss you always
to whosoever put this song up here 4 our personal fulfilment/consumption, i can only mutter a few words along the lines of may the Almighty God blesss u, it surely brings back memories of what is often referred 2 as the good old days, as said be4 thanks a million.
Baba ,u will live long for us ,a living legend indeed
Oldies but goodie, always evergreen
Oh i so love this music i from Nigeria
Think Paradise Club Ibadan in the 60s and my aunts Nike Adepoju, Sade Alli, Kudi Akande, late Joke Sarumi on the dance floor with Kunle Olasope, Yomi Onabolu, late Dokun Famubode, Segun Adeaga, late Chief Niran Sowemimo etc. With Victor Olaiya or Roy Chicago playing. That would have been a riot of a night.
Rest in peace to the great legend. Love you sir.
I love the twie language part in the song
Haaaa.... Again and again!!! What can i say? These tracks are classics... I've replayed it almost ten times now... Haaa.... All hit tracks.... Bonsue to you Planetolusola
Shocked to hear. He was a destined musician. May his music continue to live after him.
May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen
As a bass player..i played this song in London with a cultural group at the mile end theather east London!!! in the eighties!!! Austin
An icon is gone. RIP Dr. Victor Olaiya.
Nuthin like a Highlife w/horns. And Victor Olaiya and his crew rise to the occasion. Great track.
This time will never come again
baba has always touch my life with his lyrics and rhythms.... Rest on sir
Too many emotions with this playlist 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😅😅😅😅😅😅💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😹😹😹😹👸❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
TAP MUSIC REVIEW: Listen to Victor Olaiya's music. It takes you across Africa and its diaspora with an unforgettable feeling all about years back home. Good listening as always!
Baba victor is my mentor back in the days in naija... missing my guys in his band right now...Bidemi expectantly.... good work ... respect to all the trumpeters in world...
michael olusegun Ebeniza. Calender sierra Leone
Childhood memories of my father😭😭😭🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Kofoworola Gbadebo Ebeniza calender
Continue to rest in perfect peace Sir 🙏
This is an absolutely amazing, spirit-lifting, soul-igniting playlist. thank you very much.
Nothing like Bonsue....... love you Sir Victor Olaiya. Evergreen music
That has got soul❤
Lovely song thank you so much
Ahhh this is where Omawumi saw her Bottom Belle vibe from
still listening in 2019✌
I’ve never heard this version of “Bonsue” this is nice. Thanks for sharing!
@1ishara Thanks for the kind words. May the Lord bless us all.
Great music, love from London
@adeyemiao Thanks for your kind word. Not on FB. Too old fashion for social networks.
today ,17/05/2017, we lost your daughter , Moji Olaiya . R I P .
seyi omotayo SAD💔😢
Reminds you of Nigerian post-independence, pre-civil war, British Pound currency, "what-I-have-is-sufficient-for-me" generation. Don't let them fool you:This is the oil revenue looters generation.
A. P. Ogbonmwan true talk jare my brother.100% looters here n there.
A. P. Ogbonwam,
If I'm not mistaken, this was way before the oil revenue era.
Oil was insignificant at the time this music was in vogue.
@planetolusola may the Lord's or Allah's blessings be endowed upon you for all the pleasures you supply us with! Once more a big Thank you
GOD BLESS YOU for uploading this🙏
@sapolostic My pleasure.
Loved every track
Reminds me of my dear parents ( late), Ariel Garden Club and my little friends then while living in Zaria. Ariel Garden Club, almost opposite our house along Bauhi Street, Zaria with horn speakers attached to its facial boards made it easy for us to savour all latest releases then, even at that tender age. How time flies.
This is beautiful. Thank you.
Loving this!
Nice works
R.I.P.P. THE GREAT !!!
The legend style
Part of my daddy collection, he always play this tune every morning before he leaves for office and on weekends. Rest in peace my daddy.
So nicely
planetolusola, whoever u ar u ar a genius , I lov u with all my heart , by the way ar u on fb , i need to add u
Which language is this I never understand, is baba Ghanaian or Nigeria am confused
Back then it was united west Africa.
6:00 my music
2013
There is a part here sounding like a Franco song. Anyone hear it
Can I have the lyrics of this song
What is the 2nd track called?