STORY OF MUSIC DUO, JUNGLIST
Most of you never heard of “junglist” a musical duo of Chibudo and Oritse Femi . Chibudo was an Igbo guy while Oritse Femi, an Ilaje guy.
FYI- No tribal sentiments oooooo.
Those days, if you never knew of them, then you are not an indigene of Kirikiri town & Ajegunle and a fan of konto dance music. They were so famous that if you never played any of their songs in your party, the party hasn’t started.
Some of their hit songs, “flog politician koboko” “Elewon” and the others. They were doing well indeed until they started listening to people’s opinions.
“Chi, why don’t you go solo? You are the one writing most of the songs, it’s just voice that Femi has. Go solo and you will blow. Femi seems to be holding you back”
Indeed, Chi was the writer of most of their songs.
He gave in to the advice he was listening to and decided to give it a trial.
Not long after, they both separated and went their ways.
There was no need, bearing “junglist” they had to look for a different names. Chibudo changed his name to “chi junglist” while oritse femi answered his real name “oritse femi”
Oritse Femi came through with “mercies of the Lord” the song was a hit. In the remix, he featured the late Da grin. Next, He dropped another one, “better for Everyman” where he featured Vector the rapper. Then “Double wahala” which had several remixes.
What happened to his former partner, “chi junglist”?
Chai! Life no balance at all.
Chi junglist, became a shadow of his old self after their separation. All the songs he released was never heard. That explains why we have none of his single music title to hold on to.
He really struggled but he didn’t break into the industry.
Annoyingly speaking, the same people that adviced him to go solo started making jest of him.
While oritse femi was touring around the world on paid shows, Chibudo was seen walking about the streets of Ajegunle, frustrated.
Femi relocated his family from the slumps of Ajegunle,to a better place.
The break up was what made Oritse Femi and it turned out that it was Chibudo that was actually holding him back.
Years passed by and Chibudo was struck by an unknown sickness that made him seriously ill.
Broke and nothing to rely on, he came out to seek for alms from people to go for treatment.
After everything he died.
Yes! He’s dead.
I am crying right now!
Not everyone’s opinions should get a shelter in ur heart.
Words can make you and those same words can break you!
Not every advice given to you by a person people, are of good intentions. The motives of some of these advice are to bring u down and destroy you knowingly and unknowingly.
It’s a serious issue!