‘Victor Olaiya’s empire shouldn’t die with him’ - The Nation Nigeria

Bimbo Osho, who is currently the Managing Director of Evergreen Music Company Limited, took over from her dad, the founder, out of passion for music and creativity. In this interview with, she speaks on what made her take up the challenging work of collecting old songs, meeting with veteran musicians, protecting their works and managing their careers, among other issues. Excerpts:What I can say is that the chairman who is my dad, at the age of 12, started making collections. He is now 72.

Also when I was in my final year in UI doing my project, I was able to do research on highlife music in Nigeria. That really got me into the business and I started understanding the strong passion my dad exhibited when he plays these records and keeps them.One thing about this job is if you do not have passion for music, you cannot do it. It has to come naturally, including talking to the artistes, the way they feel; you cannot pretend about it.

I saw him as someone that was very simple, accessible and very accommodating. And that is why I keep saying that if any musician wants to go far, just make yourself accessible. It can be difficult, but just try to. His son, Bayode, plays at Stadium too, so if the children can come together and solidify, I am sure they will be able to take the man’s business to another level. More so, he was a very decent and disciplined man. So when you look at that and he does not have any scandal over the years before his demise, then they will understand that he needs to be protected and his heritage needs to be taken from where he stopped, Stadium, his songs, empire and business.

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