TRENDING VIDEO: See hilarious moment lady insists Wizkid is Fuji artiste on WWTBAM show
A participant at the popular ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ (WWTBAM) show surprised viewers on Sunday when she insisted that global award-winning Afrobeat act, Ayo Balogun (aka Wizkid) was a fuji artiste.
The participant, a lady who was on the hot seat during the WWTBAM show was asked to pick one of the four answers given to her that is a famous Fuji musician; her options included Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM1), Wizkid, Naira Marley and King Sunny Ade.
Lo and behold, the lady picked Wizkid as the answer despite being pressed hard by the host, Frank Edoho.
The organisers later posted the clip on their official Twitter handle.
See video below:
Ah! Wizkid! Fuji musician! Only FC can judge this matter ? pic.twitter.com/MWqUKzhkNW
— Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (@millionaire9ja) October 9, 2022
NewsClick Nigeria reports that Fújì is a popular Yoruba musical genre. It arose from the improvisational wéré music, also known as ajísari (meaning “waking up for sari”), a genre of music performed to wake Muslims before dawn during the Ramadan fasting season. The late Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister popularized wéré music during the 1950s and 60s and conceived the term “fújì” in an unusual way.
Aside late Barrister, other iconic Fuji artistes include; Chief Kolawole Ayinla (Kolingteen), King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM1), Adewale Ayuba, Abass Akande Obesere, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, Saheed Osupa and others.
