TUNGBA KING, THE ENIGMA,YINKA AYEFELE SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, TALKS ABOUT HIS 16 YEARS IN MUSIC(CHECK IT OUT)

Annually, Tungba King, yinka Ayefele drops his albums in December, this year won't be different as he has concluded work on his new album set to come out in the first week of December, in this interview, Yinka Ayefele talks about his forthcoming album.

You could have done something else at that time, why broadcasting and later music?

I love broadcasting, I was in radio Nigeria as their yearly Father Christmas at the national station, I worked with Ibadan national station for about eight years, and I freelanced with them at the same time I was doing their yearly Father Christmas. I later joined the production, then presentation, I presented about seven programs a week then, I have been a musician before I joined FRCN, I have been producing music but I was not a performing musician, I used to produce musical jingle, station ident, program theme song when I was working as a broadcaster until the accident, precisely December 12 1997, a friend of mine and a brother,Kola Olootu advised that I should put some songs together and launch myself and realize some funds to go for further treatment abroad, and eventually I did, I released 'Bitter Experience' I did the first album to raise fund, I never knew I will eventually become a musician . I was thinking I would go back to my broadcasting after the treatment.

When I came back I did another album I titled 'Sweet Experience' to appreciate those who supported me. The acceptance was so huge and I proceeded to do the third one, and from there, I realized that the music thing is more profitable than broadcast world.

Did you have a band as at the time of the Bitter Experience?

No, I didn't have a band, it was after sweet experience that I organized some guys to work with me, although, I have been a member of boys brigade where I played saxophone and trumpet before I came into broadcasting.

How did you come up with the name of your band?

I use to have a small company then, it was called Ayefele the merry maker. So when I was trying to set up my own band, I didn't want to lose that name, so I just decided to use Yinka Ayefele and the merry maker's band.

For how long have you been in music?

My musical career right from the Bitter experience is 16years old, but I have been performing as a guitarist and as backup for some artiste before then.

Tell us the musicians you worked with before you set up your own band?

I worked with Uncle Toye Ajagun, I was his tenor guitarist, I played with Micho Ade, we started his band together,and with Wale Thompson and I played at a lot of churches as well.

Do you still play musical instruments?

Yes I still play guitar,especially bass guitar, trumpet, keyboard and saxophone.

How do you draw your musical inspiration?

Sometimes I get some musical inspirations while on stage , I also have people who gives me songs, like my younger brother Laolu Ayefele and lai Adiss, also in my band I have kayode Emmanuel, I don't want to limit my production to just what I am capable of doing, so that I won't sound monotonous. So that is why I involved some people to work for me especially on composition, I draw my own inspiration while on stage, seeing people around me, but if I don't record it, I will forget it.

We know that your music is improving day by day at what level is your music now?

Basically I work on a very good production, it's left for my fans to describe my kind of music, all I know is that I play heavily percussive music which I call Tungba.

You are planning to release a new album, tell us more about the new work?

I don't have a title yet, maybe you are going to give me a title for it… (Laughs). It's a little bit different from the previous one. It is heavily percussive as well, but it's filled with messages. Its 'Tungba' stuff, but the lyrics are what I really worked on.

When is it going to be out?

By the grace of God it's going to be the first week of December

Is there going to be a celebration to launch the album?

Because of my father's burial, we are just planning to release it officially, the official public presentation is going to be on the 8th of December..