There are reasons to believe that celebrated monk and former president of the Performing Musicians’ Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Rosiji, is tired of being behind the scene while his protégés get all the shine time. Or well, the time has really come for him to give vent to a burning musical passion, not just administrative or supportive but actual performing, which lay beneath his pious posturing. Either way, Rosiji is grabbing the microphone from his wards, promising to add spice and intensity to an otherwise dour music scene, and there are reasons to believe him.
Early in the week, E-Punch had an exclusive listen of his new single, Heart of Gold. Dance-worthy and poignant, the afro-pop song shows a different side to Rosiji that only a few probably knew existed the latent singer.
Beyond showing people that he could sing, the soft-spoken embryonic artiste says the song is a clarion call to Nigerians to vote wisely as the 2011 elections hot up. He says, ”The song is a very personal journey for me. It is a tribute to all the wonderful people that I have encountered in this adventurous odyssey called life, people who have sacrificed for me at times of need. And in particular, it is a song that urges us to vote in good leaders and get Nigerians out of this desperado cycle.”
The inspiration for the song, he said, came from We are the World as performed by late Michael Jackson featuring a constellation of music stars of the period but this, Rosiji says, should be called, We are Nigeria. So, when the song is eventually released, it would feature leading Nigerian artistes like Sir Shina Peters, P-Square, Tee Mac, ArtQuake, Adewale Ayuba, Ara, Fatai Rolling Dollar, 9ice, Charly Boy, Lord of Ajasa and Daddy Showkey among others. Heart of Gold, Rosiji said further, is one of six tracks he is working on for his debut album scheduled for release very soon.
Source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201010290412345
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