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Famous Yoruba musician Musiliu Babatunde Haruna Ishola, spoken up about a traumatic event that changed his life and his profession.
During an interview, the Apala artist recounted the story of how a private event invitation turned into a humiliating incident when he was publicly smacked by the host’s wife.
An invitation to a performance from one of our dads was one of the most heartbreaking things that happened to me. I would rather not bring up his name. He was married twice when he contacted us. All of this became clear to me following the show. His spouse counted two. We should be invited, according to the first wife. We were told not to come by the second one, though. That Apala, she is not a dancer. Who exactly are the Apala dancers these days? My father brought Apala into this world, and he passed away beside Apala. Apala is completely unheard of these days. According to the first wife, nevertheless, she has witnessed our act previously. Because we are excellent, you should invite us. Moreover, we were invited,” Ishola related.
When he got to the concert, he began the occasion, and that’s when things took a dramatic turn, he said. And I had no idea what had transpired. After that, I began gushing about the second wife. The first wife smacked me before I could even complete the first verse. I paused the program after telling myself to relax. Got off the chair and made my way backstage.
He claims that the embarrassing occurrence sparked a stir among the attendees. People started chatting with the hubby after that. You should be ashamed of your wife. Complaints were being raised. The man then made his way to the backstage area to meet me. Then he dragged me to his home and pleaded with me. He expresses deep remorse. I remained silent even after being struck. I already told him; now what do I say? Feeling like I’m insulting you if I speak out.
In addition, Musiliu revealed that the incident turned out to be a fortunate turn of events. They slapped me and then gave me a significant sum of money. And ever since then, I can’t help but wonder whether my fame would have been different if I had been furious that day. However, my popularity began to rise after that. And he always contacted me whenever he wanted to appear on any kind of show.
The musician stressed that what started out as a difficult experience really helped him gain more exposure and advance in his career in Nigeria’s music industry.
