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Brymo speaks following loss of AFRIMA awards.
Nigerian singer and sonic artist Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ, popularly known as Brymo, has spoken out after losing the All-Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA.
Recall, some people on social media petitioned the award organizers to remove Brymo from their list of nominees after he launched an attack against Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and claimed that an Igbo presidency would be a “pipe dream” due to the push for Biafra.
He tweeted:
As long as there (are) talks by prominent people from Igboland about Biafra, an Igbo presidency will be a pipe dream,
Brymo rendered an apology to the public after about 47,000 had signed the petition to be removed from the award list, but they ultimately lost the honours to Mali-based Iba One.
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The sonic artist stated in a Cable interview that he intended to win the award before the petition became public. He continued by saying that a multitude of things led to his defeat rather than the Southeast uproar.
He also declared his retirement from the music industry, making him ineligible for the award.
In his words;
“I think, months before, I’d announced that I was no longer a musician and that I was instead a sonic artist. It meant I was no longer eligible for awards that musicians get.
“However, AFRIMA nominated my work ‘Esan’, so I forgot all that and looked forward to the event. But in truth, I’m no longer a singer so I didn’t want it.
“There’s a songwriting category but they shouldn’t nominate sonic artists. I was looking forward to it anyway, and then something happened. I got into trouble talking about Biafra leaving and staying.
“So, I stayed out of AFRIMA and didn’t attack the award afterward. Not winning had nothing to do with southeast fracas. Everything only just came together.”