Zaaki azzay age!
Zaaki Azzay has been in the music industry for more than two decades. The Vice President of the Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN) in this interview speaks about his torchlight, the importance of music in politics and why it is better for musicians to be apolitical ahead of the 2023 general elections.
As one of the pioneers of hip-hop music in Nigeria, how do feel about the exploits of Nigerian artistes on the global scene?
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It is like giving birth to a child and being happy when that child achieves his dreams.
Zaaki azzay old songs
That is how best I can describe the exploits of Nigerian musicians today. When we started, it was a bit tough for Nigerian music because most media houses promoted more of western music than Nigerian music. Now, without government support, the music industry has been able to break even.
We have gone international and our music has been finally accepted globally but before then we were actually convincing Nigerians to emb