TO encourage the contestants of the ongoing Goldberg Fuji t’o Bam, its reigning Wura 1, Akeem Okiki visited the venue of the 2016 Fuji talent hunt selection party held in Ilesa, Osun State.
The Osun State-based fuji artiste, who won the grand prize for the third edition of the annual contest at the Trans Amusement Park, Ibadan, disclosed that he learnt a lot through participating in the competition.
According to him, anybody who would triumph in the contest must be ready to satisfy the judges; whom he described as veterans in Fuji music.
“The judges have their standards that any successful contestant must meet; otherwise such artistes would be shown the exit out of the competition,” he said.
Okiki also performed to the delight of guests and fans who thronged the Waterside Centre, Ayeso Area in Ilesa, venue of the selection party.
Meanwhile, each of the participating artistes took turns to thrill their fans and other Fuji enthusiasts, while the judges led by Muyideen Iyanda, Governor, Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN), Osun State assessed their performances. Two other judges present at the occasion were ace broadcaster, Adebayo Faleke and Wasiu Alagbe Olaiya.
The judges finally selected Fatai Adeniyi, Ayoola Olowookere, Yemi Oluwasegun, Ololade Isiaka and Ilesanmi Sogo for their stage craft and rendition. They would join successful contenders from other locations for the quarter final, which would later hold in Oyo town, Oyo State.
Iyanda, an old-timer in the Fuji industry admonished the contestants to continue to be good ambassadors of Goldberg lager beer and Fuji music as the two have created a niche that will remain strong in the history of entertainment, particularly, Fuji music in Nigeria.
