Majek Fashek - Police Brutality 

Album: Prisoner Of Conscience (1988) Born in Benin City, once the center of the ancient Sini kingdom, Fashek (born: Majekodunmi Fasheke) inherited his love of music from his mother, an Edo woman who raised him following the death of his father when he was eleven years old. A businesswoman, who... More

Album: Prisoner Of Conscience (1988) Born in Benin City, once the center of the ancient Sini kingdom, Fashek (born: Majekodunmi Fasheke) inherited his love of music from his mother, an Edo woman who raised him following the death of his father when he was eleven years old. A businesswoman, who supplied concrete to road contractors, she inspired him through her participation in traditional religious ceremonies where the Olokun rhythms were used to accompany worship of the river goddess. As a youngster, Fashek played maracas during the ceremonies. While he developed an early interest in the music of Jamaica, Fashek was equally drawn to the music of Indian cinema. Learning to play guitar while in secondary school, Fashek joined a band, Jah Stix, and began playing in clubs in the capitol city of Lagos. Fashek, whose name means "power of miracles, the high priest does not live", had a very close involvement with the late Nigerian drummer and bandleader Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Less

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Added Feb 9, 2011  

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