Majek Fashek, The Rainmaker, will celebrate 30 years on stage tomorrow, Sunday, September 10, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos.
However, the problem is if popular Nigerian musicians will turn out to honour him.
Recall that A-list musicians failed to turn up when he recently held his album listening party during an Industry Nite event which held at Othello Lounge.
At the event, Majek, was honoured by a couple of known faces and a handful of up and coming musicians, some of whom took to the stage to perform before his performance.
In an interview, Industry Nite Hype man, Spanky, wondered why famed musicians failed to turn up to honour Majek, stating that had it being an American artiste, his colleagues would have made sure they celebrated him.
In his homeland Majek Fashek is best known for the 1988 album Prisoner of Conscience which included the single “Send Down the Rain”, winning him several awards. Also known as The Rainmaker, he has also worked with various artists worldwide including Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, and Beyoncé.
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Fashek was born in Benin City to an Edo mother and a Yoruba father, but identifies with his Benin roots. Various translations of his name Fasheke (Ifa-kii-she-eke) include “high priest who does not lie”, “powers of miracles” and “(system or medium of) divination does not lie” After his parents separated Fashek remained in Benin City with his mother, and soon joined the choir in his local Aladura church and learned to play the trumpet and guitar whilst composing songs for the choir.
In the early eighties Fashek, who at the time went by the stage name Rajesh Kanal, joined the group Jastix with McRoy Gregg, and lead singer Black Rice. They were best known as the in-house band on the show Music Panorama on NTA Benin, and toured with fellow reggae group The Mandators. Jastix were also session musicians for upcoming reggae singer Edi Rasta, who would later be known as Evi-Edna Ogholi.
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