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.
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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