THE CRAZY CAVEMEN

The fact that I am an ardent lover of music is given, but my love for Afro music is on a different level. The funny fact is that I have not always loved Afro music, I in fact detested any music that is Afro at some point. Having developed a special kind of love for Afro music genres, I think I have come to love it more than any other musical genre that there is.

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My love for Afro Music is characterized by my stay in Ibadan. Ibadan is a city located in the western part of Nigeria, it was there that I discovered my love for Afro music. The most amazing thing about Ibadan is the fact that I met the likes of Hive account@ksam, Hive account@magicfingerz and so many others. Beyond encountering them, I got to practice good music with them. Practicing good African music along side these amazing musicians made me realized what I have been missing. My first love was Simi. Though I have always heard and admired her unique voice, but my hatred for Afro music caused me to pay very little attention. Ibadan made me realise how much I loved her.

When I speak of Simi as my first love, I am speaking of the fact that she is the first Afro favourite musician I have ever had. Though I have encountered so many other amazing Afro musicians after her, but she remains exceptional. At some point some point I got to find it very difficult to determine who is actually my favourite Afro musician, but Simi never stopped having a special place in my heart. Her position as my favourite Afro musician might have been replaced, but she remains exceptional.

At some point my quest for good music caused me to deeply fall in love with highlife. Gradually I started enjoying the likes of Flavour, Timi Dakolo, PC Lapez and some other contemporary highlife singers. At that point my preference shifted a little bit, my love for Simi was divided. My love for highlife finally led me to meeting my favourite (The Cave Men). If not that they are men, I would have referred to them as my second love😀.

These guys are crazy and crafty at the same time. I do not know how they do it but they have a way of making Highlife sound heavenly. They call it highlife fusion (but it is certainly a unique version of highlife fusion), a musical genre that finds a way to accommodating jazz, soul and other genres without losing it's highlifeness. Up till now I still wonder how they are able to do it.

Kingsley and Benjamin his brother are true Africans, you can hear their Africaness in every of their song. Another amazing thing about them is their style of play. While Kingsley play's the base in an exceptional was Benjamin does magic with the drums. Sometimes it sounds like they are calling on the gods. There are so many things to say about them but I am not gonna speak much, I will allow them speak for themselves in their music. Just take your time and hear from them yourself.

In all, "the cave men" are no doubt my favourite Afro musician. They are not just my favourite, they are for me the most amazing musician I have ever Heard. Thank you guys for going through my post. One love and God bless you.