Tag: SALAWA ABENI
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I thank Nigerians for supporting me during my nude picture saga- Salawa Abeni
Waka music maestro, Salawa Abeni shocked many of her fans during the week, when she released some semi-nude pictures of herself on Instagram. Abeni did this after an individual identified as Jason had attempted to blackmail her with the photos. Jason had sent her the photos on WhatsApp, threatening to release more to the public…
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Men still pester me for love – Salawa Abeni
Veteran musician, Salawa Abeni, has said that men still pester her for love despite turning 57 recently. During a recent interview with Saturday Beats, the Waka queen revealed she has learnt to treat such men with respect while turning them down. She said, “Men still pester me for love but I am always very careful…
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Salawa Abeni escapes armed robbery attack
For those in tune with music in the 1980s, the name Queen Salawa Abeni would be remembered amongst the names that dominated the scene. The Waka queen recently took to her Instagram page recounting how she escaped a robbery attack. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlLJBYEBvR0/?taken-by=officialsalawaabeni According to her:“My people. Help me thank and praise God. I escaped a robbery…
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Young artistes should not allow wealth lead them astray- Salawa Abeni
Nigerian veteran musician, Salawa Abeni fondly called the Waka Queen, says young artistes should not allow wealth lead them astray. Abeni notes that indigenous traditional music genres will never go extinct, particularly because new generation artistes get inspiration from them. “’Waka’, ‘juju’, ‘fuji’, ‘apala’, ‘African kenery’, afrobeat and our other local music will never die…
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N50 was my first salary when I started performing- Salawa Abeni
For those in tune with Fuji music in the 1980s, the name Salawa Abeni would be remembered amongst the names that dominated the scene then. Abeni was the Tiwa Savage of her time. The self -proclaimed Waka queen said she earned N50 when she started out as a musician. Salawa began her professional career in…