{"id":81461,"date":"2021-06-03T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=81461"},"modified":"2021-06-03T16:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:43:25","slug":"jujuboy-star-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/jujuboy-star-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Jujuboy Star on influence and impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jujuboy Star made a notable entry into the Nigerian scene in 2017 with a series of singles that featured his smooth afro r&b and soul sound dubbed juju vibes<\/em> \u2013 finding lineage and inspiration from great Nigerian voices of the past. Last November, he hit another landmark with I Dey There<\/em><\/a>, reaching a global audience with this love ballad that brought a much-needed dose of sweetness to a world marked by the pandemic. The jazzy song was blessed with Aristokrat label-mate Kel-P\u2019s impeccable production skills and a video directed by the talented Ademola Falomo. Just last month, he dropped Enjoyment<\/em><\/a>, which confirms his rising star status in the afrobeats galaxy. We just caught up with him from his home in Lagos to get the low down on his next moves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You define your style as juju vibes<\/em> and even carry juju in your name. How are you connected to the original <\/strong>juju music<\/strong><\/a> from King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey and the likes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I am trying to do is put the old school juju and afrobeat elements from originators like King Sunny Ade and them \u2013 and a little of Fela \u2013 and fuse them with R&B and soul chord progressions and afrobeats drums. It\u2019s kind of like afro fusion, often with that saxophone vibe on top. You know, stuff that makes you crazy (laughs)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your last two projects were produced by <\/strong>Kel-P<\/strong><\/a>. (ndlr. best known for his work with Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema and Skip Marley to name a few). <\/em>How has it been collaborating with one of afrobeats heavyweight beatmakers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kel-P is out of this world man. I don\u2019t even think he\u2019s from this planet. He\u2019s baaaaad<\/em>, man. It\u2019s been a blessing working with him. He\u2019s like the most humble person you\u2019ll ever meet. When I first met him, nobody even knew me, I was just dropping songs on SoundCloud, but still, he didn\u2019t even mind that. He liked my vocals and said \u201clet\u2019s work together\u201d. We started working together way before I got a record contract. We\u2019d met at a songwriting camp a couple of years back, and after that, it\u2019s been nothing but vibes and flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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