Davidos N1.8m donation to Rwandan music school
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they would be able to pace up with the qualities of music produced in nigeria and some other african countries1 by taiye baiyerohi1 some of them commended him for the generous act in separate interviews with the news agency of nigeria nan on monday in lagos1 others however advised davido to extend the gesture to music schools established by nigerians1 they said that those with interest in music could be sponsored by nigerian artistes in music school to curb social vices1 nigerian flutist omatshola iseli popularly known as tee mac said that such an act of generosity was not supposed to be publicized1 the donor should have done it quietly without bringing it into public limelight1 iseli said that celebrities as public figures should be more concerned about giving back to the society just as davido had done1 they should however try to minimise how the members of the public sing their praises due to their generosity1 as celebrities we need to give back to the society depending on how buoyant we are but this must be done without publicity1 and i believe such will be appreciated more by god as davido has tried he said1 folklore musician ayo orobiyi popularly called adunni nefrettiti said that davidos generousity was a beautiful development for the rwandan music industry1 she said that the rwanda music was below the acceptable standard when compared with music produced by other african countries1 she said that the school should channel the donation to the right direction for the improvement of the rwandan music industry1 the 5000 about n1.8 million pledged by renowned musician david adeleke a.k.a. davido to a rwandan music school has continued to generate mixed reactions from nigerian musicians1 this is a good development coming from one of us in nigeria1 i believe he must have observed that rwanda needed such help more than nigeria because their music is nothing to be compared with ours she said1 nigerian reggae musician austin peters known as king wadada urged nigerian artistes who are financially buoyant to demonstrate such generous act to music schools in the country1 king wadada who appreciated davidos gesture to rwanda said nigerian youths could also be assisted in enrolling in nigerian music schools1 according to him musicians can train the less privileged nigerian youths who are interested in becoming musicians by sponsoring them in music schools1 wadada said that this would curb the crime rates and other atrocities engaged in by youths1 davido has tried so far aside the pledge to the rwandan music school he has created a niche for himself and this is highly commendable1 i will call on other nigerian artistes to emulate him but this time such assistance must be for music schools in nigeria1 there are many youths who will appreciate being trained in the music school as a way to further their career in singing1 such youths can be sponsored in music schools and we will discover that crime rates and some other social vices will be minimised he said1 peters also advised nigerian musicians to ensure that the contents of their music were edifying to the souls of the listeners and serve as tools for behavioural change1 our music should be capable of achieving positive results changing the negative behaviour of people to the positive1 let us change the societal problems through our songs he said1