Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about the Nigerian saying "Egungun be careful na express you de go”.
Part II provides information about the Nigerian Fuji singer Abass Akande Obsere and information about the contemporary Nigerian singer Zlatan. Part II also showcases a video of the 2001 Fuji song "Egungun Be Careful" as well as a March 2020 video of that song's remix by Obsere and Zlatan. Some comments from the discussion thread for the video of Abass Akande Obsere's 2001 song are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/excerpts-about-meaning-of-nigerian.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents information about the meaning of the Nigerian saying "Egungun be careful na express you de go”.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Abass Akande Obesere for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT ABASS AKANDE OBESERE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesere
"Abass Akande Obesere, also known as Omo Rapala, is a native of Ibadan, the largest city in Western Nigeria. A popular Fuji musician, Obesere forced his way into the limelight through his "vulgar" songs, which openly touch on issues that are considered taboo in the conservative Yoruba community. Following the paths of other successful musicians such as Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Obesere also has taken his own brand of Fuji music all over the world. He was initially signed with Sony Music but moved onto other labels after payment disputes. He is currently signed with Mayors Ville Entertainment an artiste management firm, a subsidiary of Maxgolan Entertainment Group, a record company located in Lagos, Nigeria."...
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INFORMATION ABOUT ZLATAN
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatan_(musician)
"Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael (born 19 December 1994), known professionally as Zlatan, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and dancer.[1] In 2014, he won the Airtel-sponsored One Mic talent show held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.[2] Towards the end of 2018, Zlatan released a single titled "Zanku", with a new dance routine of the same name.[3] On 3 November 2019, he released his debut studio album Zanku, an acronym for Zlatan Abeg No Kill Us.[4]"...
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SHOWCASE YOUTUBE EXAMPLES
Video: EGUNGUN BE CAREFUL BY OBESERE | E don happen I don Tell am | 720p HD quality
Vii Moments, Feb 26, 2020
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The "Egungun be careful portion begins around 1:12 of this video.
Despite the wording given in the Wikipedia page about Osere that his songs were considered "vulgar", the visuals in this video aren't sexually explicit. That "vulgar" description may have referred to the wild dancing-including "twerking"- that women do in this video.
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Statistics as of June 8, 2020 at 10:35 A.M, EDT
total # of views-117,841
Total # of likes- 1.4K
Total # of dislikes- 35
Total # of comment- 224
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
1. Kingsley Saseri, March 2020
"Na the origin of the statement be this"
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REPLY
2. K, March 2020
"Yes oo"
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3. Nma MacGregor, March 2020
"All I dey hear for Instagram na egungun be careful na express you dey go motor go jam you I don tell am e don happen 🤣🤣"
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4. Instagram: Nessapoko, March 2020
"instagram brought me hear😂 what are they any translators the story behind the song must be interesting"
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5. Samirah Muhammad, April 2020
"Masquerade be careful you are going to the express.
I have told him, I have told him, now he has been hit by a car. I warned him, i warned him, that he is on his way to the Express but now car have hit the Masquerade."
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“Express” =”expressway” , “highway” (busy street)
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6. Iwuoha Chinedu, March 2020
"Thanks to all d madness in Nigeria, won't have found this if not for several memes and skits it's used for"
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7. Vii Moments, March 2020
"Haha Naija our country 😁"
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8. Blessing Queen, March 2020
"Iwuoha Chinedu I swear 😂"
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9. Precious Savage, March 2020
"I’m from instagram oo 😂🙂"
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10. Precious Omoregie, March 2020
"E don happen i don tell am 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂"
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11. peace ette, March 2020
"Twitter dragged me here 😭🤣🤣"
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12. Benedict Smart, March 2020
"Na wah for song ooo 😂😂😂😂"
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13. LUKEWISE ENAKERAKPO, March 2020
"Nasty blaaq Corona virus skit brought me here"
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14. Zabeth Eagle, March 2020
"Was singing this song while my friend was about to cross d road at osodi today, ppl thought I was mental😂😂😂"
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15. Daniel Akintunde, March 2020
"🤣🤣🤣"
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16. Mr Macarony, April 2020
"I'm old men,This song is trending again 😂"
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17. Destiny Carter, April 2020
"Facebook brought me here."
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18. Queenette Chinonyerem, April 2020
"Twitter brought me here...finally i can now relate."
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19. ashake22, April 2020
"What is egungu??"
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20. Matteo Nnalugha, April 2020
"Masquerade in yoruba language"
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21. Blessing Pretty, April 2020
"All the way from Instagram see me laughing inside train like mad oooo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"
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22. Elfrida Nwachuks, April 2020
" Omg! I can’t believe am here 19 years later🤗"
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23. Bobby Emirati, 2020
"E take this man 19 years for blow 👏🏽👏🏽. God dey turn person e story anytime with no efforts oh."
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My standard English translation of that comment is "It took 19 years for this man to become popular. God can make things happen at anytime in a person's life without any effort from that person."
[Corrections are welcome.]
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Sound File - Obesere, Zlatan - Egungun Be Careful (Audio)
ZlatanIbileVEVO, Mar 19, 2020
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Statistics as of June 8, 2020 at 11:15 A.M, EDT
total # of views-272,293
Total # of likes- 4.3K
Total # of dislikes- 254
Total # of comment- 339
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
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