Singer, songwriter, actress, and multiple brand ambassador, Omawumi
who rose to prominence as a contestant on Idols West Africa. She released her
debut single “In the music”, and since then her career has been on a steady
rise. Her debut album, “The Lasso of Truth” was a huge commercial success. In this interview with ThisDay Live, Omawunmi opens
up on music, motherhood and more!
Music has always been
my dream…
While growing up, music has always been my dream. But then,
when I was still in school, I never saw it as a means of livelihood. Back then,
music was not one of the career choices you could tell your parents because
parents believed more in professional white collar jobs, and that was why I
studied law.
Am happy with my
debut album…
Really, I am quite happy with my last album “Lasso of
Truth”. I am happy with the attention I am getting from it. I have a very
strong fan base and really, I am enjoying every bit of the attention I am
getting. Right now, I am moving on to the next level. I am trying to put my
money where my mouth is. I’m making a live album soon, because I can’t keep
saying I perform live and I don’t have a live album.
Lowest moment in
life….
I’m generally a happy person and it’s very difficult for me
to get to that point where I am very down, because most times I even feed off
other people’s energy. So, I am a happy person. I make people happy and that’s
what gives me the happy and content vibe that I have. It’s hard to find me on a
low. The lowest point you can find me is when I am disappointed about people’s
opinion regarding me. But it doesn’t really bother me to the extent where I
need to correct the opinion especially if it’s not true.
My involvement with
Agriculture and One.org
Well, I’m an artiste and by virtue of that, I stand as a
spokesperson for the people through one of the most important tools which is
music, and the organsers ‘one.org’ needed artistes that can appeal to the
middle class and grassroots to encourage farming and all that it entails. And
then, looking inwards into Nigeria, I must commend the Ministry of Agriculture,
because a lot of people are not aware and in tune with the massive industry and
economic value that agriculture brings to the country. But personally, I am
aware because I’m a small time farmer, I have an acre of land in Warri where I
produce crops and livestock and the growth is really impressive, because we
make money off agriculture. So, now it’s my job to make people see farming as a
cool job and a possible career path for the youth and make the government see a
clearer picture as well.
Joggling motherhood,
music and agriculture…
It’s a way of life for me. I just see it as what I need to
do, and most times it doesn’t even feel like am doing anything. For instance, I
do a lot more than these things you mentioned. I just started my own NGO called
“Omawonder’s Little House of No Regrets” which empowers women and young girls.
My daughter is not
missing out on anything….
I always told myself that when I start having kids, I’ll
quit music and become a teacher. But it’s not happening, so the thing about it
is that I am blessed with a large family because you can’t do it all alone. I
have 13 siblings. So, everybody is involved in grooming my child and she’s not
missing out on anything, because I always make sure I attend to her school
work. I bath her and take her to school myself. It’s not stressful at all.
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