My name is Adesola
Abeni a.k.a Queen Benny Black. I have been in this waka music business for more
than two decades. I have some musical records to my credit. These are; millennium accord, Fresh water, Oore lope,
waka time, Arise etc.
On the similarity of
her name with the waka icon, Queen Salawa Abeni, she has this to say. “Both of
us bear the name Abeni. It is just a coincidence. Another coincidence is the
same type of music that we play.”
I respect her a lot.
She had paved the way for younger waka artistes with due respect to Alhaja
Batili Alake, Queen Salawa brought modernity to waka. She is the one that
raised the bar.
Benny Black did not
agree that waka music is dying. “No, no, no, waka music is not dying, instead
it is waxing stronger. I went on musical tour of South Africa last year. The
acceptance was tremendous. We are even preparing for another tour before the
end of the year.”
If you have been
following the musical trend closely, you will realize that it is the inclusion
of local content in the hip-hop and R x B music genre that paved way for their
local popularity and global acceptance
One can easily
identify “Juju, Fuji, Waka and Apala in their lyrics rhythm.” Will Queen Benny
Black make herself available for collaboration with other artistes? “Yes, why
not. I am even planning one. We would go into the studio before our tour.”
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