Legendary reggae music icon and Chairman of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN), Pupa Orits Wiliki will be celebrating 40 years on stage as a reputable musician on November 11 at MUSON Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The music maestro started the countdown to the event last week with a history of what inspired some of his hit songs and the challenges he battled before hitting the limelight. The event will be graced by crème la de crème in the Nigerian music scene, society bigwigs, and political leaders.
A double album will be launched which is a compilation of Wiliki’s hit songs and some new songs. 12 Nigerian musicians, such as Bongos Ikue, King Sunny Ade, Bright Chimezie, Emma Ogosi, Stella Monye, Tee Mac, Onyeka Onwenu and a host of old generation musicians, who were holding sway in the late 1980s and 1990s with their musical prowess, will be honored with awards.
Late Osayomore Joseph will be honored with a posthumous award. The awardees to be honored were selected because of their sterling performance and lasting musical impact over the years. Fondly called Kooleman Revolutionnaire, he started music in the 1980s when reggae music was in vogue. He formed his first band, Revolutionaire, in Paris, and his first album was sponsored by a French company, Alanche De. Some of his songs promote religious tolerance and they also depict disenchantment with the Nigerian society.
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