Fuji's iconic musician, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as K1 of Ultimate, has clarified his relationship with the deceased legend of Fuji's music, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, insisting that he was that of a father and son instead of a teacher and apprentice.
Ayinde made these revelations during a pre -recorded interview with Agbaletu TV, which was recently launched.
He affirmed that, contrary to the generalized beliefs that he trained as a musician of Fuji under a lawyer, Yorubaland's Maygun emphasized that he did not live with the late icon as an apprentice.
He acknowledged that, although some musicians had gone to Barrimer to learn Fuji music, their own relationship with the late legend was based on admiration and affection, which finally led to a link similar to that of the parents and the child.
“I didn't go to learn Barrister music, because some people are going to learn music; I just loved him when I was little. I saw him as a model to follow and I approached and identified with him. He welcomed me and became his son. I learned good characters and ideals from him.”
He said that his relationship with Barrimer goes back to when the late musician lived in an apartment in a room.
He said: “Alhaji Barrimer and I did a lot, from an early age. I lived with him since when he stayed in an apartment in a room. I was always there with him, and reached a point where he insisted that I wanted to meet my parents, so I took my mother to him. Then he accepted that he should continue with him.”
He also discredited the claims that at any time he had insulted Barríster, describing such accusations as unfounded.
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“I have never granted any interview on this subject because it is heavy for me to say and accept that I insulted Barríster. What really happened was that he had a friend who was also a musician, and he had problems with Barríster. But I had no problem with Barríster.”
He further clarified the events that took place during a concert at the Liberty Stadium, saying: “The father and the child should not fight. That day, in the Liberty Stadium, the show presented Sawaba. He was the one who insulted Barrimer, not me.
“The only thing I told him was that the concert we had just done, if the boss spoke to me, he would do it in a way to forgive him because we both acts at the concert. But, I swear with everything I have that I did not insult Barrimer.”
By explaining the role he played in the promotion of Fuji's music, Ayinde declared that it was instrumental in registering the Association of Musicians of Fuji de Nigeria (Fumman) with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and drafted its Constitution.
“When I had the privilege of making Fuji's music mine, I did not do it. I recorded Fuji's music with the Corporate Affairs Commission such as the Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (Smman), with the genre officially entitled Fuji,” he said.
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