After a music hiatus, singer Teckno announced his return on Friday with the track Wayo, which followed this collaboration with Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa platform. Born Augustine Okechukwu, he broke into the Nigerian music industry in 2013 with his hit song, ‘Holiday’, and is renowned for his style of four-letter-theming songs. The ‘Pana’ crooner is known for his creative writing, singing, and production skills.
Recently, he was in the news as the writer of Davido’s hit song, “If.” ‘Wayo’ is a highlife and contemporary Afrobeat love song that samples the rhythm of Nico Mbarga’s 1976 classic “Sweet Mother.” Starting with a trumpet and a response by a saxophone, ‘Wayo’ tells the story of a man who has fallen in love with a girl but is careful not to be hurt again.
He starts the song singing, “Love e no easy e Love e no easy, oh PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news and information. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.
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