Several
years after titillating lovers of good music in Nigeria and beyond with hit
songs like Juliana, Oriaku,
Mama & Papa, Locomotion, etc., fans of the
special sound of Tony Okoroji are in for a big treat come January 2017 as
Okoroji releases “Happy Music”, his first single in many years.
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Tony Okoroji |
The
question on the lips of many will be “Does the maestro still have what it
takes?”
The
extra-ordinary manager of men who made PMAN, the musicians’ union, a household
name and established COSON as a multi-million-naira institution and one of
Africa’s most respected copyright collective management organizations, has gone
back to the making of music which in the first place brought him to national limelight.
Tony
Okoroji’s “Happy Music” will be released on his TOPS label which has also
assembled an incredibly talented crop of young Nigerian songwriters, singers
and producers.
In the last
one year, the renowned songwriter, performer, author and copyright guru who for
many years was a sought-after music producer and Artiste & Repertoire
Manager for EMI, the big international recording conglomerate, has spent hours
and hours in the recording studios as he and his young team he calls the “TOPS
All Stars” has set out to redefine the music scene in Nigeria in 2017 and
beyond.
Some of the
products of Okoroji’s TOPS revolution is KASI, the red-hot power bike riding
songstress born on June 12, 1993 who will be dropping two singles in January
2017. There is of course GWILZ, the guy who is not shy to tell everyone, “I am
the King of the Word, the Toastmaster-General and the Minister of Rap. I was
born on October 1 and I am lyrically licensed to kill!” Gwilz has two singles
ready to scatter the dance floor in February.
Kul-GP, the
Afro-Pop, Dancehall and R&B master crooner and rocker whose unique
resemblance with Reekado Banks is talk of the town is also on the TOPS stable.
Also in the mix is Milly-X, the dashing young multi-instrumentalist,
songwriter, songster and producer who has become a key player and creative
genius in the TOPS revolution. There is also the silky smooth, good looking and
immensely talented Dolzi, the afro-pop singer nicknamed the King of
Melody.
Okoroji is
confident that with “Happy Music” he will affirmatively answer the question,
“Does the maestro still have what it takes?”. Says Okoroji, “Yes, I have a lot
of experience but my creative energy is still very young and strong. In the
recording studios, I have been working with a lot of young people and we are
cross fertilizing ideas all the time. In ‘Happy Music’, my old fans will find a
lot to celebrate in the unique sound that has brought us together these many
years and those who were not part of the groove will be hooked. When ‘Happy Music’ drops, there will be a lot
of singing and dancing. What I wish is that people will get the music properly
and not resort to piracy or illegal downloads which is why TOPS and GREEBEE
Mobile signed the recent distribution agreement to make sure that the music of
TOPS is everywhere and everyone can get our music legitimately. I wish everyone
happy listening, happy dancing and happy enjoyment of ‘Happy Music’”.
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