What kind of a father-in-law, record label owner the new Olubadan is – fuji artist Malaika
– High Chief Saliu Adetunji is the 41st Olubadan of Ibadanland
– He is also a music record label owner, amrks K1 De Ultimate and Malaika’s albums
– Fuji artist Malaika is his son-in-law and artist, speaks on his relationship with Olubadan
Fuji artist Alhaji Sule Alao Malaika
How did you feel when your father-in-law was announced as the new Olubadan?
I feel great and happy.
What kind of a father-in-law is he?
He is like a father to me. He does not see me as his son-in-law but as his son. With me, the Olubadan stands for two things. I feel great being one of his artists aside being his son-in-law. He has been the marketer of all my albums for the past 23 years. He is a good in-law and my wife has been a good wife too.
Was he your marketer before you married his daughter or after?
I was married to his daughter before he started marketing my albums. It was a year after I married her that I moved to his record label.
Was it your wife that introduced you to her father’s record label?
Not really, it has nothing to do with my marrying his daughter. He has been my marketer since 1993 till now.
New Olubadan, High Chief Saliu Adetunji
Is the Olubadan’s daughter Bukonla your first wife?
Yes.
As the marketer of your works, what kind of a man is the Olubadan because business we all know brings out the real person one is?
He is a good and sincere marketer. He has really been good to me. You know our industry and how it is with some marketers being insincere when it comes to money matter. If he has not been good to me I would have left him for a long time.
With the new Olubadan you have a double relationship with him, as a father-in-law and your marketer, should we be expecting a hit album to commemorate his coronation from you?
Malaika, his wife Bukonla who is Olubadan’s daughter
Yes, we were almost through with my next album when the news of his going to be a king crept in. We were wrapping up the album but had to suspend it because of his coronation as we will have to do some things on his coronation and add that to my forthcoming album.
You are on your way out of the country as we speak, are you not going to witness the coronation?
Like I said, a lot of programmes have been scheduled before the death of the late Olubadan and the announcement of him as the new Olubadan but some things cannot be suspended like we did the album release. I have to be very careful so that I will not lose some business opportunities. My hotel accommodation has been booked, bills have been paid and I will not want to do things that will tarnish my reputation.
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And your father-in-law is aware of all these?
Of course yes, he is on top of my programme.
K1 De Ultimate was already with Babalaje records long before you joined that label. Was he the one that motivated you to join Babalaje records?
Yes and he is still with Babalaje record.
Was he one of the reasons that motivated you to join Babalaje record label?
No, I grew up in the same neighbourhood with K1 and it is that same neigbhourhood that Babalaje has his house on Lagos Island that was why I said he is like a father to me.
As a fuji artist, for how long have you been performing?
I started my music career in 1983.
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