Timaya
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| Timaya | |
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| Birth name | Enetimi Alfred Odom |
| Also known as | Dem mama soldier / Egberipapa 1 |
| Born | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Origin | Odi, Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Genres | World beat |
| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Black Body Entertainment |
Timaya (born November 29, 1977) is a Nigerian singer and songwriter...
Timaya is an award winning Nigerian musician popular for socially conscious music that constantly references the role of God in overcoming difficult circumstances.
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[edit] Early life
Timaya was born in [Port Harcourt], Rivers State in the Southern region of Nigeria. He started from Port Harcourt. While in Port Harcourt. As a teenager in Folk Technical College, where he won so many awards in inter-school competitions and moved to [Lagos] to stay with his elder brother at his parents request so as to complete his secondary school education. He schooled at Ikeja High School in Mafoluku, Lagos. At one time in Mgbuosimini he was spotted hawking plantain which he prides because he felt there is pride in legitimate hard work. He later went to Rivers State College of Arts and Science to study, but he was wafed due to his poor academic position. He says things such as "before we get into the baked potato on that ass" Has written and produced a music track for YouTube star Jarrett Holt and Eulonzo Jordan.
[edit] Music career
Timaya started out with a couple of early collaborations with some underground artists and was a back-up singer for Eedris Abdulkareem. He was featured in an unreleased video by UDX, a rap group based in Lagos. [[1][2]] His first major hit was the song "Dem Mama" an account of the 1999 destruction of Odi, a riverine community in the oil producing Niger Delta, by soldiers hunting down militants whom where alleged to have killed 8 policemen. The village was burnt down and numerous people killed. Timaya bravely tackled the topic years later and won instant street credibility for his boldness.[3]
Timaya is also called the Egberi Papa 1 (the peoples town crier) of Bayelsa or Mr. Timaya. Timaya is currently the rave of the Nigerian music scene, with a lot of other musicians interested in doing collaborations with him. He has collaborated with J Martins and P Square on the J Martins award winning Owey (Which Kind Life), with Kefee on Kokoroko, Spyder Man and others.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- True Story (2007)
- Gift and Grace (2008)
- De Rebirth (2010)
- LLNP long life N prosperity (2011)
[edit] Awards
- African Hip Hop Awards 2008, 2009
Album of the Year, Nigeria Music Awards 2008 Best Dancehall Album, Hip Hop World Awards 2008 Best Dancehall Album, Hip Hop World Awards 2009 Best Collaboration, Hip Hop World Awards 2009
[edit] References
- ^ Namse Udosen
- ^ http:\\www.namselicious.blogspot.com
- ^ http://www.amnesty.ca/resource_centre/news/view.php?load=arcview&article=3277&c=Resource+Centre+News
[edit] External links
www.namselicious.blogspot.comnamse udosen
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