I Started Music In Church, Wanted To Be Like Daddy Showkey – Don Jazzy Reveals » Naijaloaded

Veteran Nigerian producer and singer, Michael Collins Ajereh, aka Don Jazzy, has revealed that legendary musician, Daddy Showkey was his function mannequin whereas rising up in Ajegunle, Lagos.

He mentioned he was impressed by Daddy Showkey and Baba Fryo to do music.

Don Jazzy mentioned he began his music profession within the church as an instrumentalist as a result of he couldn’t afford studio periods then.

The music govt disclosed this whereas that includes as a visitor on the most recent episode of the Leaderboard podcast hosted by Fisayo Fosudo.

He mentioned,

“My music inspiration began from Ajegunle as a result of dem Daddy Showkey, dem Baba Fryo, quite a lot of all these Ajegunle musicians that we appeared as much as.

“I used to inform my guys that when I began making music, I just about simply needed to blow and be Daddy Showkey as a result of wherever you went to within the nation, you’ll hear, ‘If you see my mama, hosanna’ or ‘Somebody call my name, Showkey.’

“Trust me, the lyrics are nationwide anthems. I just about needed to do this. So, I used to go to church and play devices.

It was the one place you can…Unless you wish to go to studios which might price cash. At that point, we couldn’t afford to have periods.

“So, the best place that you can get free equipment is the church. Instead of doing the ragga, the reggae, you go and do gospel first.”