Why I sang 'Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni' - Austine De Bull
Move over, Kizz Daniel; there's a new musician in town. Until the end of October 2022, Austine Emmanuel, aka Austine De Bull, was relatively unknown, at least not outside the shores of Ogoniland, River State. Until luck struck and the video for her debut single, "Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni", went viral on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
That was all it took for the drummer-turned-musician to get his big break in the 12th year of his music career.
The viral hit was accompanied by a music video that evokes memories of the song "Ladder Ladder" (follow the ladder to the sky) by Nigerian indigenous gospel singer Agnes Iro.< /p>
After going live on streaming channels on October 28, Nigerians realized on social media that the viral track “Shey you dey whine me ni” is a gospel song.
In an interview with Cool FM Port Harcourt on Thursday, followed by PREMIUM TIMES, the singer, who describes himself as a cult leader who leads a team of native worshipers, revealed he sang the song to silence the opponents.
During his interview, the singer, who speaks the Khana (kana) language of Ogoni country, said, "People never believed that I could do this. Even when I met a lot of between them, they discouraged me by saying "you who have never sung, how are you going to do it."
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The young singer revealed that he had been in the music industry for over a decade before finally taking up singing.
READ ALSO:He said, "I've been making music since 2010, but I entered the music industry as a drummer. It's the first time I've made music as a singer. J was surprised because I didn't expect it to get this big."
He revealed that the women who danced in the video were thrilled to know the song went far.
He said, "Most of them are fine. It was fascinating for them."
He explained that he now has a team managing it and will bring new content to keep the fire going.
"I'm working harder to bring in new content, and it's all up to me. I don't have anyone I want to collaborate with yet. I hope I'm still praying because it's Christian music If it hasn't been divinely confirmed, I don't want to jump over anything.''
The singer took the title of the song from the slang used by Nigerians to ask if they are being lied to or flattered in Pidgin. ("Are you kidding me?" or "Are you for real?").
The Port Harcourt-based singer also confirmed he thought the song was blowing up the airwaves because of slang.
He said, "I think, for the most part, there's popular or street slang 'you whining at me ni'. I think that's why most people like the song."< /p>
As part of Nigerian pop culture, popular sketch makers Lasisi Elenu and Broda Shaggi use slang as comedic expressions.
Also, Nigerian artist Burna boy used it in his role on the remix of “Sungba”-
"Agata oya dapada (Jor Pepper).
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Move over, Kizz Daniel; there's a new musician in town. Until the end of October 2022, Austine Emmanuel, aka Austine De Bull, was relatively unknown, at least not outside the shores of Ogoniland, River State. Until luck struck and the video for her debut single, "Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni", went viral on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
That was all it took for the drummer-turned-musician to get his big break in the 12th year of his music career.
The viral hit was accompanied by a music video that evokes memories of the song "Ladder Ladder" (follow the ladder to the sky) by Nigerian indigenous gospel singer Agnes Iro.< /p>
After going live on streaming channels on October 28, Nigerians realized on social media that the viral track “Shey you dey whine me ni” is a gospel song.
In an interview with Cool FM Port Harcourt on Thursday, followed by PREMIUM TIMES, the singer, who describes himself as a cult leader who leads a team of native worshipers, revealed he sang the song to silence the opponents.
During his interview, the singer, who speaks the Khana (kana) language of Ogoni country, said, "People never believed that I could do this. Even when I met a lot of between them, they discouraged me by saying "you who have never sung, how are you going to do it."
< Artwork Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni d'Austine de Bull
The young singer revealed that he had been in the music industry for over a decade before finally taking up singing.
READ ALSO:He said, "I've been making music since 2010, but I entered the music industry as a drummer. It's the first time I've made music as a singer. J was surprised because I didn't expect it to get this big."
He revealed that the women who danced in the video were thrilled to know the song went far.
He said, "Most of them are fine. It was fascinating for them."
He explained that he now has a team managing it and will bring new content to keep the fire going.
"I'm working harder to bring in new content, and it's all up to me. I don't have anyone I want to collaborate with yet. I hope I'm still praying because it's Christian music If it hasn't been divinely confirmed, I don't want to jump over anything.''
The singer took the title of the song from the slang used by Nigerians to ask if they are being lied to or flattered in Pidgin. ("Are you kidding me?" or "Are you for real?").
The Port Harcourt-based singer also confirmed he thought the song was blowing up the airwaves because of slang.
He said, "I think, for the most part, there's popular or street slang 'you whining at me ni'. I think that's why most people like the song."< /p>
As part of Nigerian pop culture, popular sketch makers Lasisi Elenu and Broda Shaggi use slang as comedic expressions.
Also, Nigerian artist Burna boy used it in his role on the remix of “Sungba”-
"Agata oya dapada (Jor Pepper).
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