10 minutes with the Rainmaker
, and one could tell that Majek Fashek was a restless jolly good fellow. His sobriety occurred as sudden as his restiveness, and within that instant solemn moment was the innocent look; eye balls revealing one of the charms of his heydays – period that earned him the ‘Rainmaker’ moniker.
It was a chance meeting in a Lagos clubhouse, where his then stint manager, Hajia Amina Dangaji and her entourage were to host a meeting. They had shielded people from taking pictures or having any formal interaction with the artiste, but perhaps just so, it didn’t look like he was being policed around, and the little time, away from their eyes, was my .
“You know what? I left my house this morning… I was all-alone in my house … Samuel, at last, was able to listen to the voice of God. It was Samuel that anointed David abi? I know Bible. I no wan talk…” I was lost again, struggling to align his thoughts in my head. I wanted desperately to keep a line of conversation, so I said to him: “I’m sure you understand the Bible more than some pastors we have around these days.
But I studied the book of Moses. Then at a time, I went overboard. I began to read mystic books. And I had to stop.” He looks sober at this point. “Mystic book is very dangerous,” he continues. “You’ve got to go with the rules to avoid accident. The Bible is the best. Mystic books are very dangerous. They have rules, like the native doctors’ rules.”
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