AS Oladapo Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name D’banj, turns 40 today (Tuesday, June 9, 2020), showbiz impresario, Kehinde Adegbite, revealed how he influenced the singer’s decision to pursue his music career in Nigeria.
According to Adegbite, who’s fondly referred to as the Jagaban of entertainment, the N150,000 he paid D’banj for a show in 2015, made him realise how popular he was, and gave him the confidence he needed.
He wrote; “July 15th, 2005 was a remarkable day as Oladapo Daniels Oyebanjo, aka, @iambangalee flew in a Virgin Atlantic airline from London to Lagos and in turns flew Albarika Airline from Lagos to Abuja for ‘Abuja Alive Concert’ organized by Yankee Entertainment at the Women Centre Abuja.
“He never knew how popular he was, neither did he know that his single ‘Tongolo’ was a National Anthem in the country. I paid him 150k for the show. He realized this after the show and didn’t contemplate the decision to stay back in the country to further pursue his soaring musical career.
“I could only afford international flight for Dbanj without Don Jazzy, but he came from Lagos to Abuja with Durella
“Like a Nollywood flick, he and Don Jazzy took over the industry with Mohit Records that eventually gave birth to so many artists. It was a renaissance in the Nigerian music industry.
“Today, I remain undoubtedly proud of my friend and cousin from Shagamu in Ogun State @iambangalee cause it remains difficult to beat the record he has set in the industry.
“Happy 40th Birthday in less than 1day to my friend, my brother.
God Bless Bangalee…”
Like the Jagaban of Entertainment, we all at eelive.ng are excited about the feats D’banj has achieved so far since he began the pursuit of his musical career. We wish him the very best in his new year and the years ahead.