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Friends, Family Left Me Because of My Career In Dancing – Kaffy
Celebrity dancer and choreographer, Kafayat Shafau, famously known as Kaffy, has openly talked about her journey in the entertainment industry, disclosing the difficulties she encountered and the sacrifices she made in the journey of her career.
In an interview with Saturday Beats, Kaffy said pursuing a career in ‘dance’ has been a struggle for her as a woman.
She narrated some encounters where she felt isolated, and was only accorded recognition at certain national events or government functions.
Also, she talked about how the lost friends and support from acquaintances who couldn’t discern her vision and choice of career as a dancer and choreographer.
In her words: “Taking on a career without any gender focus is already tough.”
“As a dancer, the only place we were appreciated was when we were displaying for the National Troupe, or when we were called by a governor for a national assignment.”
“Dancing was not a mainstream career, neither was it commercially viable.”
“Breaking into that door that did not exist was the main sacrifice for me, as well as the pain of losing family, friends and people around me. I was practically isolated.”
“There were even some people who initially supported me, but withdraw their support because they did not see what I was seeing.”
Kaffy also talked about the typical perception of the public about women that have chosen careers in the entertainment industry – seeing them as just objects of sexual exchange.
She said further: “As a woman, one is often asked what value one brings to the table to be considered with one’s male peers.”
“I struggled a lot with that, because while expressing myself, I had to deal with music directors, editors and different stakeholders who felt one’s opinion was not necessary.”
“But one of the things that helped me was the fact that I am highly educated and intellectual enough to express my ideas and implement them in ways that earned me respect. I was also hands-on with whatever I said.”
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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