Nigeria @ 66: Five songs that still sound like today’s headlines
” In the song, Kimono laid out the social, moral, and economic ills that bedevilled Nigeria at the time.
The song, made even more enchanting by the silky vocals of Blackface’s protégé, Rocksteady, evokes strong sentiments about the government’s lack of interest in the living conditions of everyday Nigerians, in favour of personal enrichment by people in power.
In ‘Ko Gbadun’, aided by the unmistakable vocals of Port Harcourt Boy, Duncan Mighty Mr Raw lays out all that is wrong in the political affairs of Nigeria, from election rigging and failed campaign promises to poor worker welfare and stunted national development, making us laugh and dance through the pain.
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