‘Every music has message for society’

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A musician, Akintunde Brown, on Wednesday said that every good music should have a message, a story and a history behind it to inspire and correct the ills of the society.

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Brown disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos ahead of his forthcoming Extended Play (EP) titled: ‘Oye Mi’, which would be released in March.

He said that ‘Oye mi’, meaning ‘I understand’ is a neo-traditional folk song borne out of the need to tell and re-tell the story of yearnings of man and karma.

“It was borne out of the need to revive traditional story telling in a context we can relate to now,’’ he said.

According to the musician, Music is s important because it brings people together in the world.

“Music is created to express, communicate emotions, feelings, ideas or experiences.

“It can be through the same taste in music that makes people come together to enjoy music or…



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