Legendary fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM1), popularly known as K1 De Ultimate has cried out…

Wasiu Ayinde Marshal

“I am not happy. How can I be happy when the very language is being threatened? Most Nigerian parents nowadays do not allow their children to speak the Yoruba language.”

“Of course it will affect the music and that’s what we’re seeing now. Present day musicians are not making effective use of the language in their music. Nigerians often call their own mother tongue ‘vernacular’. It’s a worrying development, not something to be proud of.”