Don Jazzy, a veteran Nigerian producer and performer, has stated that famous artist Daddy Showkey was his role model growing up in Ajegunle, Lagos.
He stated that Daddy Showkey and Baba Fryo motivated him to pursue music.
Don Jazzy stated that he began his music career as an instrumentalist in the church because he couldn’t afford studio sessions at the time.
The music executive revealed this when appearing as a guest on the current episode of Fisayo Fosudo’s Leaderboard podcast.
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He said, “My music inspiration started from Ajegunle because dem Daddy Showkey, dem Baba Fryo, a lot of all these Ajegunle musicians that we looked up to.
“I used to tell my guys that when I started making music, I pretty much just wanted to blow and be Daddy Showkey because anywhere you went to in the country, you will hear, ‘If you see my mama, hosanna’ or ‘Somebody call my name, Showkey.’
“Trust me, the lyrics are national anthems. I pretty much wanted to do that. So, I used to go to church and play instruments. It was the only place that you can…Unless you want to go to studios which would cost money. At that time, we couldn’t afford to have sessions. So, the best place that you can get free equipment is the church. Instead of doing the ragga, the reggae, you go and do gospel first.”
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