Legendary fuji singer Adewale Ayuba has declared that winning a Grammy is in his sights and would be an amazing achievement for him.
In an interview with Pulseng, the ‘Happy People’ singer talked about how the fast rising Nigerian music scene is now something to reckon with in the world.
He also talked about the problems facing it specifically mentioning the problem with copyright infringement, which he says is a big issue in the industry.
He went on to talk about old vs new in terms of producing music today in the country and what an arduous task it is.
He then finally talked about collaborations and who he has featured in his music mentioning the likes of Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage.
He said “Firstly I will say I am successful because when you have God…I have somebody behind me that’s guiding me, showing me the way, He’s the one that gave me the talent, He’s the one that’s guiding me, showing me the way, but I pray to one day be holding Grammy Award. I have held the African Grammy, which is Kora Award but I want the international Grammy on Fuji music, that’s my prayer, when I get to that level I know, yeah Lord thank you because money is not everything, as they make noise on reggae,I want people to get to America and say ‘Wow Fuji oh that’s Nigerian music , that’s all we need,”
You can watch the interview below.