Controversial Singer, Olawale Ashimi , aka Brymo , is known to be in a class of his own when it comes to making music. The Ara singer practically set blogosphere aflame after a video of his performance in London surfaced on the Internet .
For the performance, Brymo wrapped a piece of clothe around his loins while his butt was left bare .
In a chat with Sunday Scoop, Brymo explained the reason for his choice of
clothing.
He said ,
“ That was the way our forefathers used to dress before the arrival of the West. As a matter of fact, some months ago, a picture circulated on the Internet of a wealthy Igbo farmer who dressed that way in 1930. I just wanted to remind people of our past . It surprises me that people are shocked whenever I dress that way . That was the same way I dressed in the video for my song , Heya. In this part of the world, we are mostly consumers ; not creators. If the advanced world should come here and take all of their technologies, we would be left naked .
“However , I appreciate the people who follow my music and see it as a form of artistic expression . Those are the people I
do this for. For those who don’t like it; sorry , I don’t know what to do about that.”