Fuji artistes are not miscreants –Safejo Amama

Safejo Amama

’Nonye Ben-Nwankwo, and Ademola Olonilua

Fast-rising Fuji star, Mudashiru Ajani, popularly known as Safejo Amama, has said that against widespread belief, musicians who sing the genre are not miscreants.

The artiste, who recently returned to Nigeria after a long sojourn in the United States of America where he had been promoting his music and brand to the international community, told Saturday Beats in a recent chat that as a young ambassador of the genre, he was committed to changing the perception a lot of persons have about Fuji singers being hooligans and never-do-wells in the society.

He said, “There is a lot of wrong perception about Fuji artistes, it is time to change all of that. I want to state categorically that Fuji musicians are as responsible and law-abiding as their counterparts who are into other genres. Alhaji Alabi Pasuma, my humble self and many others are enough examples to prove to anybody that such gross categorisation is not true.

“As a person, I have discovered that dressing decently and

addressing people politely are one of the ways to portray a good image about one’s self. I do not joke with this because I don’t want the world to perceive me wrongly.”

Safejo, who recently became a US citizen and is set to release a new album, which features Pasuma prominently, said Fuji music, being one of the most unique indigenous sounds, will continue to remain relevant in most parts of Nigeria and beyond regardless of the stiff competition from hip hop, dancehall and Afrobeat.

“Fuji music is unique and can be enjoyed by people from all languages. This sound of music, which is one of the most unique in Nigeria, has existed for several years and shall continue to remain because new innovations keep coming into it by the day. My new album, which is set to hit the market any moment from now, would prove to a lot of people that Fuji music is well and alive,” he said.

The young artiste, who is known to wear two wristwatches at the same time, revealed that he was looking forward to collaborations with hip hop acts – Olamide and Davido in the coming months.