In the music industry of ours, there are musicians that have given us something to cherish about. These musicians who are still relevant have paid their price having spent endless sessions with music producers and working and working on their craft before making stardom.
The musicians deserving our mention are award winning Timaya and Patoranking who have made musical statements via the dance hall, ragga and Afro hip hop genres.
Timaya whose real name is Inetimi Timaya Odon, has been active since 2005 and has gotten the respect of his colleagues in the Nigerian music industry. From the hit tune, ‘Sweet Us’ released in 2022 and gained more prominence with the Rivers State outgoing governor, Nyeson Wike used it to diss his political goes.
Don Dada and Cold Outside in 2021 and of note is the highlife tune, ‘I Can’t Kill Myself in 2019’ that makes music lovers groovy with the song. Also Ukwu and Sanko in 2014 were an item for music lovers. Timaya who had the appellation, Egberi Papa one of Bayelsa in his early days recorded Dem Mama in 2007 and Ogologomma. Sometimes it feels the 43 years old musician doesn’t get tbe credit just like his peers.
Patoranking is another musician of his hue though from the younger generation.When the versatile musician. Lanre Fasasi popularly known as Sound Sultan died in 2021, coincidentally, Patoranking released Celebrate Me before then which lyrics summarised the life of a musician.
The lyrics says: “Tell me, tell me where dem dey. When I dey hustle, I dey try sustain. Every, every Saturday From Ilaje down to Costain….
Celebrate me, now when I dey alive Appreciate me, now when I dey alive No be say when I leave this life You go dey fake am for my wife”
Patoranking whose real name is Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie is a profilic reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter from Ebonyi. ‘Girlie O’ is a song that the talented singer released in 2014 that put him in the limelight. He had signed a record deal with Foston Musik. Girlie O remix with Tiwa Savage further serenaded music fans.
Patoranking had started his music career as a street jam and carnival dancer. Ofcourse, Patoranking are Timaya paths crossed as the former was reportedly a protégé of Dem Mama Records after collaborating with Timaya on his song ‘Alubarika’- both are dance hall singers and music talents.
Patoranking said his stage name was given to him by a Jamaican artist whom he met at Alpha Beach in Lagos.
His G.O.E (God Over Everything) single also an album titled, released in 2017 is worthy of mention along with No Kissing Baby ft Sarkodie and Confirm ft Davido are great songs.
In February 2023, Patoranking dropped his recent single, Abobi and it’s an Afrobeat feel song that speaks about stopping the violence and shooting in the cities.
Timaya and Patoranking are two Nigeria musicians which endless collaborations,
among others that have done their bits and full of great potentials to bless us with more hits.
