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  • Exactly a week ago, we lost a music legend – Naija Ninja himself, Lanre Fasasi popularly known as Sound Sultan. Many of his songs were a large part of our childhoods, and it’s disheartening that he’s gone.

    As they say, legends don’t die, they live forever, and in this case we have music to prove it. Here are 8 Sound Sultan songs that’ll remain evergreen in our minds.

    1. Motherland

    If you listen closely, you can’t help but marvel at the accuracy of the lines as they tell a familiar story. The overall message and feel-good vibe does it for me. Plus, the remix with Johnny Drille is fire!

    2. Ole (Bushmeat)

    How many times did we chant: “one day bushmeat go catch hunter”? I can’t answer that because I can’t count.

    3. Kokose

    The beat is amazing! Even if you’re a rock, you can’t help but move body while listening. By the way, spot starboy, Wizkid.

    4. Hello Baale

    Someone said, “This is the best song to nod to on a cold or rainy evening while riding on a bus or train.” Honestly? No lies detected. It’s an easy listen; just close your eyes (for maximum effect) and let the music course through you.

    5. Natural Something

    “I am ready to be your mugu, your personal maga for life…” Still doesn’t ring a bell? How about this: “I no be Casanova but I like woman dem”? Thought as much.

    6. Gud Gal

    If you see any ‘good gal’, please ask her what she’s looking for with a bad man oh before her father will kill her. The video for this song gives off old Nollywood vibes. Lol.

    7. Orobo

    Ahhh. Omolomo yen oh! This one’s for all the curvy queens out there. Tuale! mamas.

    8. Ishe

    From weddings to birthdays, there’s no Nigerian event you can’t play this song. On watching the music video, the lyrics and corresponding costume hit you as well. I love how it accurately depicts the ‘hustle’ spirit. No work, no food after all.

  • Once upon a time, in a world full of magic, there was a land. The residents of this land were happy. The land flowed with milk and honey, and there were enough resources to go around. Peace and prosperity reigned, and all was well.

    Until corruption crept in.

    Corruption began to negatively influence the residents until they went from being honest and truthful to deceitful, fraudulent shells of their former selves. Due to this sudden and negative change in the nature of the people, things began to crumble. In an attempt to stop the madness, The Motherland – the land’s supreme deity – cast a spell on the land (and its residents by proxy), that anyone who engaged in corruption would be permanently turned into an animal.

    But corruption had eaten deep into their psyches. The threat of The Motherland’s spell wasn’t enough to deter them from engaging in corruption. So one by one, the residents turned into animals. In a few years, the land became a full-fledged jungle.

    This is the plot of Jungle Story 2, Sound Sultan’s star-studded, broadway-style stage musical. Inspired by the current events and occurrences in Nigeria, the show featured many celebrities like Femi Kuti, Odunlade, Osas Ajibade, Femi Branch, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Lasisi Elenu, AY, Yaw, MI, Buchi, Basket Mouth, Kate Henshaw, Harry Songz, Helen Paul, Ninja Band, Johnny Drille, Crown Troupe, Waler Ojo, Poco Lee, 2Face Idibia, Seyi Shay, Dare Art-Alade, and many others.

    Jungle Story 2 was produced by Sound Sultan’s Naija Ninja productions with support from the MTN Foundation as part of its Arts & Culture Initiative, which is an initiative of the foundation aimed at promoting and telling Nigerian stories, wholesome family and national values, and empowering professionals in the Nigerian arts ecosystem by showcasing their work before a wider audience.

    The MTN Foundation has sponsored some of the most compelling art productions in the last decade like Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, Legends: The Musical, Life in my City Art Festival, Made in Nigerian Poetry Show, High: The Play and many others.

    Check out these pictures from the event: