Tolani Fatilewa is a young arriste, singer and composer whose love for Afrobeat genre of music is incontrovertible.
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For Tolani whose stage name is simple as the tempo and the lyrical accompaniment of Afro Jazz, "First of all my dad's love for Afrombeat music did it for me. Also I used todo a lot of rap music before. But for me, Afrobeat is the best way to represent African sounds. I see things around me and I try to put them into songs.
He wants people to gradually feel and come to terms with what he has to offer as a yound and fresh Afrobeat artise. He said, "I have one or two more songs where people would really understand where I am going. I have no album for now. When I sing, the instruments play in the backgroun, giving plenty of deep Afrobeat infused whith Jazz"/
Apart from composing all his lyrics himself, Tolani tries his hands on some instruments. "I play a little bit of keyboard", He said simply.
He feels that the beating of Afrobeat cuts across age and generation and therefore it will be possible for the old and young to appreciate his works. "I have a producer whose name is Cracker. He is the one who arranges the songs and the instruments the way they would go. He gives me the tempos I need for every session. We always think of concepts together. This way it helps to produce something good and acceptable. I am still trying to be good at the keyboard; to master it very well"