Taye Currency’s coronation performance sparks outrage over ‘unbecoming’ lyrics
Taye Currency’s coronation performance sparks outrage over ‘unbecoming’ lyrics
Abdullateef Fowewe
The performance of Fuji star Taye Currency at the coronation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday has stirred widespread controversy online.
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His song lyric, “were la fi n wo were” (meaning “we used insanity to cure insanity”), drew sharp criticism for being inappropriate for the royal occasion.
Social media erupted with users denouncing the performance as an “embarrassment” to Ibadan indigenes.
One Twitter user, @Frank24net, bluntly stated, “Werey la fi’wo werey na song? Nonsense,” while @olatunbosun006 called it a “total embarrassment to his family” and questioned why such lyrics were sung on a solemn day.
Another, @Fortune4me_ola, asked, “Who gave Taye Currency the microphone to sing this rubbish during the coronation?”
Critics have pointed fingers at the event organizers for the controversial booking.
@OluwaferanmiDan commented, “It’s not his fault now; it’s the fault of the organizers that decided to platform someone whose last musical boom was 17 years ago.”
Some speculated political motives behind the choice, with @babasafeez questioning, “Why not Saheed Osupa or King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (K1) instead?”
Oba Adetokunbo Tejuosho, Olu of Kemta Orile in Ogun State, condemned the performance as “disgusting and uncultured,” expressing disappointment in the selection of Taye Currency for such a prestigious event.
The coronation, attended by notable figures including President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde, was intended to be a cultural celebration, but many felt Taye Currency’s performance overshadowed the day.
As @fesooyebade summarized, it was “an historic disappointment, an embarrassment to Ibadan indigenes at home and in the diaspora,” asserting that “many Ibadan musicians could have delivered a better performance.”
