Nigerian music
legend, Majek Fashek is set to drag Timi Dakolo to court . His manager, Uzoma
Day Omenka, said they would be suing Timi Dakolo for using
Majek’s all time
hit, ‘Send down the rain’ without authorization.
He said before
the end of March after their return from a trip to the United Kingdom, they
would file the suit unless Dakolo can provide proof of authorization by any
representative of Majek.
“We are not
taking this case lightly. We are just awaiting the arrival of our solicitors
from the U.S., and the UK then we will hit the courts. For crying out loud,
this guy is making money from itunes and he did what he did because he thinks
in Nigeria, anything goes. If he can prove as he claimed that he paid for the
use of the song and he can show concrete proof of it then he will go free, but
if not, we will definitely meet in court.”
When the
manager visited Vanguard in January 2017 with Majek Fashek, he expressed his
anger with Timi Dakolo’s lack of respect toward the veteran musician, saying,
“Timi remixed
the song without the knowledge of Majek Fashek, during that period that I was
in the US. When I came back I heard the song on iTunes where people were
downloading it and they were making money, I was surprised. As a sign of
respect he would have come to meet the legend because the song is not an
ordinary song.
When we asked
Timi what happened, he said he spoke with the manager. I was now asking, who is
the manager? Am I not the manager and didn’t he speak with me? People started
saying all kinds of things thinking I knew something about the it.”
When Majek
himself was asked about the issue he playfully referred us to his manager with
a shrug, “Well, I don’t want to talk about young artistes, he is a kid. Let my
manager speak on that.”
In 2016, Timi
took to his Instagram page to react to the accusation.He said,
“My people, it
saddens me to see such. I always try to do things rightly and lawfully,”
Dakolo, who is also a judge on The Voice Nigeria, said in an Instagram post.”
“I paid his
manager to remake the song, I got my invoice, I even mentioned to him during
our rehearsals at the Headies. So, honestly I don’t understand this write-up.”
“Oga Majek
Fashek. I respect and love you. Your voice gives life to lyrics. You are one of
the best musicians I know. God bless you.”
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