Popular Fuji star,Wasiu Alabi Pasuma has initiated a new reality TV show in search of the next fuji star tagged “OHUN”. The show according to the 43 years old Kwara born singer is aimed at discovering new talents in the fuji music industry and forms are already on sale at all Oceanic bank branches nationwide for N2000.
Audition for the show will take place in four cities Ikeja, Ibadan, Akure and Ilorin in June 2011 while the grand finale will hold in Lagos in August 2011. Speaking on the show he said “Ohun was initiated by management company AO21 Media in November 2008 but for one reason or the other we could not kick off till now. There are quite a lot of Music talent shows but all seem focused on Hip hop, Pop and RNB and no one is paying attention to Fuji music. Fuji music is the most popular Indigenous music in Nigeria but what happens when my generation stops singing? There are quite a lot talented young men out there who wants to sing fuji music but since no one is encouraging them their talent is just wasting away. Over the years I have wondered if someone will ever though of doing A Fuji talent show and rather than wait more I have taken up the responsibility to contribute my own quota to the growth of fuji music. I am optimistic Ohun will open doors for more Fuji talent show s and the more credible shows like ours the better it is for the industry”
He was queried further on why the show is tagged Ohun and he said “My manager came about the name. When he mentioned Ohun, I figured it like any other person that it means Voice of Fuji but he explained to me that Ohun is not just Voice but also Sound, Melody, beat, rhythm, etc. I sat down and think deeply and realized that Ohun means everything in music including message (lyrics) and sometimes used as slang. Ohun is very deep so also Fuji music so i did not hesitate to agree to his suggestion that we name it OHUN”
On sponsors and prizes to be won he commented that “Well we don’t have a sponsor for now but hope to get one. This is not about making money for me. I am very passionate about it because i am giving something back to the society. I am giving people opportunities to explore their talent and also might be taking some people off the street. I hope we get sponsors because a lot of money will go into this project. A lot of people in the past one year had wanted to partner with us but because they are all about money we turned them down until EIC Communication came in as a partner with Genuine motive for the growth of Fuji music.
The winner will get a car, cash prize and record deal while the second and third runners up will get cash prizes and record deal. For me it is not only about what the winner gets but what becomes of him after the show. The winner will ride on the platform of Pasuma Wonder to stardom. Whenever i have a concert he will be on stage with me and anytime i am going on tour i will take him with me. At least for 12 months he will get maximum exposure performing on stage with me and i also will employ the service of one of the best Fuji music producers to work on his album”
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