Nigerian contemporary singer, Olawale Ashimi, aka Brymo has spoken on going nude in his new musical video, Heya.
In a chat with Sunday Scoop, the singer shed light on why he took that step.
“The song is an expression of my environment. I like to paint as much as I can and I think that most of us are bush people, even though we live in cities.
The video portrayed a bush man living in the city. If you look around, you wouldn’t see much evidence of civilisation. We did not create most of the things that we use in this country and that’s not good. We need to think, he stated.”
Reacting to claims that his nudity in the video was just a publicity stunt to draw attention to the song, Brymo said;
“Even if it’s a publicity stunt, is there anything wrong with that? Singers spend a lot of time and energy in the studio. So is there anything absurd in them drawing some attention to their songs?”
On whether he feels underrated in the country, he said, “No, I am not. People are used to a system and if you want to change them, you have to do it slowly. My albums are doing well and we found that most people, who download my music are in Europe and America. Right now, I have no complaints.”
via Loud Naija Media