TheCable recently transcribed an interview
Don Jazzy had with the Boiler room at
British Council in Lagos.
The producer and Mavin record label boss
talked about when his interest in Nigerian
music piqued (during the Kennis Music era)
and that Nigerian music makes people happy
even in tough times.
“Everyone is struggling; we all have a
problem in the country but there are
sometimes when we need that peace of
mind.
“While some people are consciously trying
to make you aware of what is going on in
the struggle, there should be other people
that would keep you happy when you are
going through the struggles and that is
where we come in.”
He also says many American artistes have
approached him for collaborations but are
ultimately afraid to work with him and fully
embrace his Afrobeats sound.
“Most of these American artistes would call
you, they believe you have something that
they like, so they call you to come and try
something out”,
“A bunch of people that I have tried to
work with or have tried to work with me
chicken out at the end of the day because
they aren’t really ready for the music
change; they want me to tweak it till it gets
back to their sound.
“I can give you your sound, but then, you
called me for something and then I try to
give to my sound and I want you to do your
thing on top of it which would give the
sound a wider recognition but they say they
aren’t ready for this switch drastically. I
think they are still scared.”
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