Five Conscious Songs by Sound Sultan That Will Live Forever

Veteran Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan, was announced dead on the 11th of July 2021, a shocking news that drowned the 'Messi finally winning Copa America' celebration that was originally in the air.

His brother, Kayode Fasasi, announced the death of the talented singer, songwriter, actor and even comedian. The good ones die young, they say, as Sound Sultan passed on at the age of 44 after a long battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma.

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As an artiste, Sound Sultan was one of the very few who trailed the conscious path of music even when it was very unpopular in the industry-a path that he trailed till the very end. In loving memory of a visionary musician who saw the art of music as a tool of enlightening society.

Here are five socio-political conscious songs by Sound Sultan that will live FOREVER.

1. Sound Sultan - Mathematics

The Afro-pop single was a ground-breaking song for Sound Sultan. As a child, it was one of the few ones we knew and were allowed to freely sing by our parents. Intelligently, the song was tagged 'Mathematics', which is a dominant subject in the world.

Interestingly, in passing his message across in the song, he tied it to BODMAS-a popular mathematic problem-solving formula. B stands for brotherhood, O for objectivity, D for democracy, M for modification, A for Accountability and S for solidarity. An all-round tune that preaches social values.

2. Sound Sultan - Mother Land (Area)

A big brother of mine made me like this song. As a child, it didn't make sense to me until I got older. Apparently, there was a personal story attached to it. That was why he loved it so much. Moving on, it is one of the few Nigerian acoustic songs that stood its ground in a world where 'tungba' music was the norm.

Motherland, as the name implies, resonates around the dynamics of easily getting lost in the diaspora. It was a norm then (unfortunately it still is) for people of third world nations to desperately find a way to get to the Western world to seek greener pastures. Due to the fact that a lot is involved and spent in getting a typical third world citizen to travel 'abroad', there is an immense pressure on them to succeed at all cost.

The Sultan in this song, brought some sort of calmness to the pressure, warning the said immigrant to be careful of the path they take to make ends meet, equally imploring them to seek refuge back home if they find themselves in difficult and confusing situations. Basically, it is a song that preaches that home is where the peace is, HOME.

3. Sound Sultan - Bushmeat (Ole)

Bushmeat, the song metaphorically took a swipe at Nigerian politicians. The song is also known as "Ole", which is a Yoruba word that means "thief". In this song, Sound Sultan clearly referred to the typical Nigerian politician as a thief who is way more interested in stealing from the public than serving them.

The Sultan, however, warns that "the bushmeat would someday catch the hunter",-an allusion to the fact that the prey (the citizens) would someday hold the predators (the leaders) captive after they must have gotten tired of being oppressed and worse killed. In this song, he employed the service of singers 2baba (another amazing socially conscious Nigerian artiste) and W4 to compliment the song. E bami kigbe ole oooo!

4. Sound Sultan ft M.I - 2010

In this song, Sound Sultan took another swipe at the government, speaking about the 2010 light campaign that was popularly used to canvass votes (a brother to the empty 'vision 2020' that was popularized). Apparently, after the year 2010, light was still nothing to write home about in the country (unfortunately, it still is).

Once again, emerging as a preacher and a symbol of hope, Sound Sultan aims to be like Moses who wants to lead his people out of bondage, but he cautions that those that have done that in the past have one way or the other been silenced by the higher powers. However, he relentlessly encourages that there is power in Unity if indeed the people realize that they can win in NUMBERS!

5. Sound Sultan ft. Xcel - Orobo

One of my favourites, the song 'orobo' (a Yoruba word for fat, plus-sized or chubby) initially might seem like a lust song, but in the deeper sense, it is another socially conscious song that celebrates body positivity. Body shaming plus-sized people is a common thing in society, as beauty is attached to body size, which is clearly wrong.

Promoting body awareness, love and acceptance, Sound Sultan 'Orobo' was specially dedicated to plus-sized women who feel they need to do more to be accepted. With this song, the Sultan stated that there are men who love full-loaded women -come here you fluffy munchy puff puff of mine.

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