Veteran Nigerian singer Chinagorom Onuoha, popularly known as African China, has opened up about how making conscious music endangered his life and how he was able to protect himself.
Speaking in a recent episode of the Beer Parlor Talk podcast, the Mr President crooner explained that at a point, he learned martial arts and also engaged in voodoo because the police, OPC and Area Boys were after him because of his controversial songs.
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“I am a black belter. During my time, you need to know how to fight to survive in the music industry. I was not just learning martial art but also engaged in voodoo to protect myself…
“My life was in danger because I was making conscious music. I was running from police, OPC and Area Boys. Informants also helped me in escaping from the constant threats. OPC alway tried to harras me even when I was performing but the audience always give me signals whenever they are coming. So, OPC thought I was using voodoo to disappear. I was always at alert,” he recalled.
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