According to Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan, popular admiration for women by Africans tilts towards the plus-sized scales.
In 2013, fans were surprised when the singer sang about plus-sized women, calling them ‘orobo’. This got him a lot of commendations from plus-sized women who in the past had been body-shamed.
In a chat with The Punch, the singer said “Everybody cannot sing about the government being bad. Yes, we have danced. We know about a girl’s bum– it is big and round. We like it. Except one is pretending, every guy loves a woman’s curves.
“When I released the song, Orobo, full-figured women suddenly became my fans. We can’t be body shaming plus-sized women when we know Africans love them that way.”
Sultan also said that he was lucky to have kicked off his career with the new generation. He said, “I am lucky I started with the new generation because a lot of kids loved Jangbajantis and they grew with me. The kids in that video are now between 27 and 28”.
Sultan who also advised parents to monitor the kind of their kids listened to said, “These days, parents are allowing their kids listen to any kind of music they fancy, and that’s not right. When I go to some parties and the DJ plays some songs, I tell them to reduce the volume at some parts.”
By Tobi Olusola
