Popular Nigerian singer, Davido
otherwise known as OBO, alongside Small Doctor, have been accused of song
theft.
The manager of King Sunny Ade,
Clement Ige has accused the duo of using the Sunny Ade’s lyrics without seeking
permission.
Ige speaking at Goldberg’s ‘Ariya
Repete’ Roundtable discourse in Abeokuta, stated that this generation of artists
are proud.
He said; “They use English
language to speak Yoruba. Like the young man who sang ‘makole marale.’ How do
you build house before buying a land?” he asked. Many of them don’t give credit
to the original composer of the song they adopt. They just sing it without
seeking permission. That’s a copyright infringement. It’s not done in developed
societies.
“Till today, Small Doctor didn’t
get our permission before and after singing ‘ijó tí m’ojó l’àná, tí wọn
n’pariwo, oni nkọ, ola nkọ.’ And many of them are guilty of this.
“That Davido that used Sunny’s
lyrics in his song didn’t even get it right and that’s because he didn’t ask
for permission. If he did, we would have corrected him. What is ‘Kuluso ewe,
agbagba ewe?’
“The line is actually ‘Seleru
agbo, agbara agbo’. I know because I co-wrote the song!”
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