Konga joins Morgan Entertainment,Upgrades life.

Morgan Record extends tentacles with Konga

LAWAL Olalekan Olumo, popularly known as Konga, is not a new face in the music industry. His first album, Konga H20, was released in 2007 by Funky Monkey Entertainment.

Konga has now joined Morgan Entertainment, a company into production and content development. With a hefty deal including an American Spec Cadillac and a furnished apartment in Festac Town, Konga has definitely hit it big as an artiste, so much so that he confessed, “Life was good before, but it is better now”.

Although he started back in in primary school, Konga’s talent became visible when he was in secondary school, where he excellently mimed different songs. “People would tell me I was even doing it better than the owners of those songs,” he recalled. “It dawned on me that I could actually sing but my decision to become a musician was when I graduated from Union Computer Training School, where I studied Computer Engineering.

“One day, I bumped into my friend’s studio and I heard him playing a beat they were singing to. I jokingly told them I could do better and as soon as I stated rapping, everybody paused. They were all screaming, telling me I should just go and become a musician. In fact, they invited me to join their group.

“When I got back to the studio the following day, based on their encouragement, they began to play pranks with me. I asked them to play the beat again, but they started tossing me around and when I discovered that they did not want to play the beat for me, I went to another DJ elsewhere and I told him to just play some beats for me and he played some old school songs, which I did free-style on; he was equally amazed, and he advised me to work on my voice that I could make a career in music.”

Konga, who has arts’ background, from Government College, Ikoyi, has written a couple of poems and even movies in the past. So, he did not hesitate in writing his lyrics as well as trying his hands on every musical instrument he came across.

He also did not find it easy with his parents who wanted him to learn a trade on graduation so he could put food on the table as well as cater for his siblings, being the first born. But he already saw himself as a musician and could not imagine being anything other than that.

According to him, “I already knew what I wanted. When My father first learnt that I was the one doing all those songs, he began to calm down, and his friends also encouraged him to allow me do music because they believed I was good enough to make it in the industry. And today, just like many that have persisted, mine has become history.”

Having got his parents’ nod, he began as a street free-stylist in Ebute Metta. He started with such performances as Indomie Groove under the auspices of Larry Kay, events in universities and polytechnics all over the country. He was also part of Rhythm Unplugged, Guiness Extra Smooth Launching, Nigeria Independent Concert sponsored by Ben TV U.K., Konga and Fans Live in Dublin among others.

Konga has also done collaborations with Ja Won SI featuring 2Face Idibia, Lori le X-Project, Jedi Jedi by Olu Maintain, Ebute Metta Banky W and many more.

He related his experience working alongside such big act like 2Face Idibia in the past, and said, “Nothing beats the feeling. I will like to say God should continually bless him and lift him higher than he even expects, because he was the one who inspired me. Funny enough, he is one of my biggest fans and he particularly loves Baby Konga. When he met me after the release of that song, he was so excited; he kept asking me if I truly did the song and he prayed for me and blessed me. He said I was going to do well, that I should do anything I could to make sure the industry remained positive, one love. Since then things became much easier; I don’t joke with him.”

The Roots Afro Hip Hop artist, says, “I play all genres of music but in my own style”. He said he was also conscious of the lyrics he writes, saying, “I’m aware that all kinds of people listen to music; besides, music travels far to places you can never imagine. So, I know that it must be positive”.

He cited a case where a woman walked up to him and told him that anytime her six-month-old baby was crying and they played one of his songs, Baby Konga, he would stop. “I was happy and this motivated me the more to continue doing positive music, and I have promised to give my fans nothing but the best”, he stated.

Konga has words of advice for upcoming artistes: “This our game is a very transparent one. You must be loyal to the game as well as the people you meet. Honesty is also important, and you must be friendly; that way, you have knowledge of the things you don’t know. They must also not joke with their fans because they are the ones that will make you. Beside all these, put God first!
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