The duo of Mountain Black and Mad Melon
of Danfo Drivers (real names Jimoh Olotu and Omeofa Oghene
respectively), better known by hit single 'I am a Danfo Driver, Suo' are
back after a long absence from the music
scene. The youngsters who sing Ajegunle's Galala brand of music have
been chequered by many challenges and they tell all in this chat with
Weekend Groove:
Is it true that two of you have parted ways?
No, we didn't split, we only quarrelled, but we are still together. And we are still alive, so, no shaking. What actually happened was that we went to school to further our education because we believe education is the key to ultimate success.
Also, we've been going round for musical tour; first one was in Mali, followed by another one in Portharcourt. We also performed during the Portharcourt carnival.
Presently, we are fully back to the music scene and very soon we will be dropping our new album and that will be in two months' time as we are still working on it.
Fans have been worried over your absence on the music scene. What has been happening to you two?
Yeah, what happened was that we had a contract with Cornerstone, our record label and we agreed on a certain percentage as part of the deal. But when we were away in Mali for a Peace concert and in Portharcourt for another show during the last election, someone notified us that our marketter was printing our songs and selling it. That's piracy, and we weren't happy about it because we were not told and carried along.
So, when we got back to Lagos we confronted the marketer, who explained to us that it was our record label who gave the go-ahead. We felt cheated and angry, and we decided to break our contract with them. Now, we are coming up with our own record label to be known as 'Danfo Drivers records' and hopefully, it will be launched in the next two months or thereabout.
Concerning your misunderstanding with the marketer, what was your conclusion with him?
Of course it was a breach of contract and piracy and we took them to court but later we had to drop the case because we got tired of the case being adjourned every time.
But could this misunderstanding with your record label be another reason why you were away from the music scene?
Is it true that two of you have parted ways?
No, we didn't split, we only quarrelled, but we are still together. And we are still alive, so, no shaking. What actually happened was that we went to school to further our education because we believe education is the key to ultimate success.
Also, we've been going round for musical tour; first one was in Mali, followed by another one in Portharcourt. We also performed during the Portharcourt carnival.
Presently, we are fully back to the music scene and very soon we will be dropping our new album and that will be in two months' time as we are still working on it.
Fans have been worried over your absence on the music scene. What has been happening to you two?
Yeah, what happened was that we had a contract with Cornerstone, our record label and we agreed on a certain percentage as part of the deal. But when we were away in Mali for a Peace concert and in Portharcourt for another show during the last election, someone notified us that our marketter was printing our songs and selling it. That's piracy, and we weren't happy about it because we were not told and carried along.
So, when we got back to Lagos we confronted the marketer, who explained to us that it was our record label who gave the go-ahead. We felt cheated and angry, and we decided to break our contract with them. Now, we are coming up with our own record label to be known as 'Danfo Drivers records' and hopefully, it will be launched in the next two months or thereabout.
Concerning your misunderstanding with the marketer, what was your conclusion with him?
Of course it was a breach of contract and piracy and we took them to court but later we had to drop the case because we got tired of the case being adjourned every time.
But could this misunderstanding with your record label be another reason why you were away from the music scene?
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