RETROwednesday:REMEDIES - SHAKO MO

Remedies were the new wave of Nigerian hiphop artist that came after the early '90s boom of the Danny wilsons, Eddie grant, Junior & Pretty, Blackky etc This group had Eddie remedy, Tony Tetuila and Eedris Abdulkareem. their songs were banging...fast rap...howls....their come up paved way for younger artists like Rasqie, Maintain, Plantation Boiz etc

 WHAT I COULD FIND ON THEM
Eddie Remedy was invited, some years ago, to the studios of Raypower FM to come sing some of his songs. He went with two of his friends, Tony and Idris. When they got there, they were introduced as ‘‘the group’’ and the threesome sang some songs, all composed by Eddie. Thereafter, they were asked, “What’s the name of the group?” and Eddie, deemed to be the leader of the group, responded simply, “The remedies”. They took their cue from there, and they rolled off beautiful ballads, one of which was ‘Omode Meta Shere’, with Idris (now Eedris Abdulkareem) the rapper, Tony Tetuila the (sideliner and rhyme maker) and Eddie Remedy himself, the melodymaker. They rode into the limelight on the back of Kennis music,the label owned by the Ogungbe brothers and Dayo Adeneye. They later broke up and went on to solo careers.

RETROwednesday:SHINA PETERS - SHINA MANIA

Shina Peters aka ACE! SSP! Kiing of bling bling! I remember been at Volar one night and the Dj suddenly switched to Shina peters's Ijo shina ".....*drums* keretitii keretitii....Ese ese o....* Everyone was hyped!!!! Dude was on the Hennesy artistry official song for 2010....his son Clarence Peters is a renowned video director.
He still performs around the country most recent and notably the MTN 10! Tour

WHAT I COULD FIND ON HIM
Sir Shina Peters (born 30 May 1958) is a Nigerian Jùjú musician. Born Oluwashina Akanbi Peters in Ogun State, he began his career while playing the guitar with General Prince Adekunle, later forming his own group with Juju Maestro Segun Adewale. Shina Peters, after releasing many albums with Segun Adewale thru the 1980s, went on to form his own band "Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars". Their first album release Ace (Afro-Juju Series 1) in 1989 went double platinum and was the career breakthrough which catapulted Sir Shina Peters back into the limelight.
"Ace" was a musical fusion between Juju and Afro beat; a rhythmic collaboration which pierced Ethnic, Cultural and language barriers in Nigeria. The second album release Shinamania (Afro-Juju Series 2) went on to further prove that Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars were on the verge to change and revolutionize the Juju Music scene in Africa.
Sir Shina Peters is still regarded as the creator of a well-respected music genre (Afro Juju) that exists in its own class till this day. He currently has 16 album releases to his credit.Sir Shina Peters also called "SSP" has received numerous awards and recognition for his unparalleled prowess in the art of Writing, Composition, Choreography and Musical Ability.
Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars have become a household name in the World Music genre. Sir Shina Peters has sold millions of albums worldwide & has taken his music to the shores of South Africa, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Sir Shina Peters is currently signed to Orbit Entertainment, his USA agency based in New York.

RETROwednesday:JUNIOR & PRETTY - BOLANLE

These guys were the hottest thing in the industry in the early '90s, videos were played steadily and we all sang along. Story of Junior's attempt to toast Bolanle (Pastor's daughter). This happened pre-GSm, pre-Ali Baba, pre-Basketmouth. Released around 1994. pretty hilarious stuff. I'll have you know Obi Asika managed this guys.
  
WHAT I COULD FIND ON THEM
This duo came out with a block buster titled “life” on Premier Records Label. Their romance with the label started on the 4th of July 1994 after completing the terms of their agreement with storm records. They pioneered the use of pidgin to rap and ever since, this trend has grown in the music industry rapidly, though sadly one of them Junior Okechukwu Azike died on the 2nd of February 2005 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident while ridding a power bike. They were also the first Artiste to start show promotions through the Benson & Hedges road shows; this kept them out for a while as they had to tour major cities in the country for a period of time. A compilation in honor of Junior was put together in Premier Records ltd who brought them to limelight. Junior left behind a wife and three children. Pretty is an event consultant presently.

RETROwednesday: Blackky - Rosie

 

 Grew up listening to the dude, he was the king pon de dancefloor in the early '90s...hell! i saw my first bikini in this video..,seeing this scantily dressed female always rose my blood at that time even considering that bikinis that year wear more swimsuit like. This Blackky - Rosie, a love song...still plays in my head..."...isa pana pam pam pam...rosie....rosie ahan ahn..." NOTE: that's what plays in my head tho. The actually lyrics is 'can i have a dancee...Rosie?"

 What I could find on him
A graduate of Sociology from the University of Lagos, Blackky’s real names are Nya Edward Inyang. He began his musical career as a DJ in 1986. As a student, he was a regular feature in concerts usually at the very popular Lekki beach during festive periods of Easter and Christmas.

Blackky got his break in 1990 when he contested and won the Lekki Sunsplash Talent Hunt Contest, which gave him a record deal with the then Polygram Records. In 1991 he released his debut album; “About Tyme” which had hit songs like Rosie, Blackky’s Skank and Sugar Stick. Between 1991 and 2009, he has released over 6 albums and won several awards.

Where is Blackky tho?
#enjoy