[OPINION] My fears for this one-dimensional generation
With the death of the iconic Reggae musician, Majek Fashek, last week, the population of the community of Nigerian musicians was further depleted. Fashek was one of the people who popularised reggae music in Nigeria.
While this was on, all other genres of music – local and foreign – were popular in Nigeria and booming. Radio stations had specific periods dedicated to highlife, calypso, blues, country, juju, jazz, rock and roll, reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, classical music, etc. All shades of tastes were represented in music. But naturally, hip-hop music dominated the airwaves.
That Michael Jackson was reigning in pop, for example, did not stop Bob Marley from reigning globally too in reggae. That did not stop Don Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and others from reigning with their country music. It did not stop Dr Sir Warrior and his Oriental International Band or Victor Uwaifo from reigning with their highlife, neither did it stop Ebenezer Obey or Sunny Ade from reigning with juju music. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was reigning with his afrobeat.
Therefore, unlike when we played or listened to all forms of music, this generation is focused only on Nigerian hip-hop music. And the message from hip-hop music centres on the same issues: “fast money, sexy women, partying, drinks and drugs.” There is, therefore, no philosophical message from country music or message of justice from reggae or wise counsel from highlife or juju to strike a balance in the mind of today’s youth.
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