I Have Two Kids From Two Different Women....Tuface

I Have Two Kids From Two Different Women....Tuface
August 26, 2007

Tuface

This time around, it is going to be a big thing. But you know that this stuff takes a lot of money. It takes a lot of contact. So far, I have been in contact with people who can make things happen. This time around we are going to join forces and do something wonderful. Femi's was an exceptional case. He was under a big Label in France. Such big Labels don't just do minor gigs. That explains why his show is always top class shows. It is not just for Nigerian people alone. Do you have any plan to sign under a bigger label? Yes, I hope to. But I am not going to force any body or sell my self-cheap. I am just walking in the right direction. I have had a couple of contracts sent to me but they were all slave contracts. I am not ready for that. There is a ranging controversy about the type of music you play.

But most music analysts are of the opinion that you are a reggae musician. How do respond to that? There is definitely reggae in my music. Reggae is the main force behind my music. But I don't do strictly reggae. I blend it with some R&B. To be frank with you, some times I don't know where to place my genre of music. I don't want to be boxed into one category. But if you want to ask me the kind of music I deeply prefer, it is reggae music. At what point in your life did you decide to become a musician? I have not dreamt of anything else in my life. I have always dreamt of being a musician. But it was in 1997 that I made up my mind to follow it up as a career. But before then, I was just doing it for fun.

The distribution network in the country is so weak. How has that affected the sales of your album? It has affected it. The system is too messed up that most things don't work. We don't have any official record stores where you can go and buy authentic CDs. So what we have are people hawking whatever they have. What you then see is a mixture of fakes and originals. The copyright laws are weak. People who are supposed to pay for the use of entertainment material don't pay anything. Your song will be number one for 10 weeks but you don't get anything for it. The reason it is number one for a long time is because people demand for it. It is just the system. It is upside down right now. That is why we don't get what we are supposed to get. Most Nigerian musicians claim that they have not made money from record sales.

According to them, they make money only from shows. Is the same thing applicable to you? I have made a reasonable amount of money from record sales. But it is not up to what I am supposed to make if the system was right. In Nigerian standard, I have made a reasonable amount of money. Really, it is from gigs that I make most of my money. Are you married? I am not married. I have started settling down on my own. The woman will come at the right time. Let me just keep the house in order. But you have a child? I have two kids from two different women. Are you living with your children? No.

They are living with their mums. So are you planning to settle down with any of them? Who knows? We don't hate ourselves. I can't say for sure. Tell me a little bit about your spiritual life? From my music, you can tell that I am a very spiritual person. I communicate with my God a lot. I am not a Church going person. Are you a Catholic? I am a Catholic because my parents are Catholic. I was born into a Catholic home. You strike me as a very humble person, where did you pick that from? I think it is in me. Maybe, it has got to do with the way my parents brought me up.

The sheer beauty of Tu-Face's voice is such that it seems almost blasphemous to question whether he is a good musician. He is a sophisticated singer that sings with ease. There is elegance in his deceptively easy-sounding melodic style. His two albums have been well received. African Queen was a truly memorable debut. In this his latest effort, it is obvious, he has matured a lot. One will not fail to notice the observational lyrics.

Some of his numbers are truly world music, in that they abide by no musical strictures and boundaries. But there is something gripping and disturbing about him in equal measure. Yes, his songs may have conscious echoes of the music greats but his miming habit has the capacity to mar his career. He has reached a stage in his career, where he has to take live-performances seriously. For him to have a place alongside the greats, he has to always play with his band. As a fan of his, I am aware of his shortcomings.

And it is a well known fact that criticism has a texture of love. In this candid interview, Tu-Face spoke in his unusually humble style. How come you mime in most concerts? Why do you shy away from live band? Most times in Nigeria, organizers of shows favour CD play back. I have done a couple of shows with live band. It is always lively. I guess it is the promoters. They always favour CD performances. Femi Kuti is about the only person in Nigeria that is into big shows abroad. What plans do you have to be on the same platform? Right now there is a plan on the line for me to do a tour of Europe and America.

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ODAH O. CHRISTIAN [28-05-2008 06:11]
AM FOR BENUE STATE IN OKPOKWA L.A.G AEAR, IDOMA BOY. 2FACE AS A BOY TO YOU PLS IF YOU WANT TO MARRY, MARRY ONCE YOU KNOW SOME GIRLS HAVE H I V AND YOU WILL NOT KNOW IF THEM HAVE THIS SICKNESS TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR TWO CHILD.
elsie [16-05-2008 19:36]
whatz up boy! do u know something i really dont care about u having two kids with different mothers. All i want u to know is that i love u, ur music, ur children as a matter of fact, i love everything about u.i also want u to know that i really love ur combination with ghanaians. oh! i just can not describe the way i love ur music.
sophie [23-02-2008 11:58]
i think u should be born again.being a star does notmean u should flet
tope [29-01-2008 00:53]
2face is a wonderful musician in africa as a whole. i want to tell u that nobody is above mistake. 2face has aleady make his mistake and nobody can correct him from his mistake the did has been done. but let me tell one thing, he can't married none of them cos they came to him at the wrong time. that is why he sing true love that show that he can't married them, he can only take care of his two children. but all th same i luv him and his music. one love 2face no shaking, nothing dey happen, yesooooooooooooooo
ESTHER OHAKWE [17-01-2008 08:59]
Please tuface take good care of those kids for me.i will like u to send thier pictures to my email, I will love to see thier handsome faces. please i will be glade if u do that for me . thankss
Mikel Ekott [04-12-2007 17:23]
God!! u're so great 4 giving us a star like 2face. Guy i cherish u alot, i wish u were my broda, i wud av luved to stay with u always, but since God has a way of doing things, He is not to be blame. KEEP ON WITH UR WONDERFUL WORKS, the Lord in His infinite mercy will continue to bless u & strenghten u. DONT RELENT BUT RATHER WORK HARD. ONE LUV!!!!
Leru [24-11-2007 09:01]
2baba, notin do u ooo, if u get 2 kids 4rm 2 mayes, na so life b ooo, its ok bro..Nice songs 4rm u always..U r the biggest in 9ja n dem all know dat..tkcr..1 luv..
mike [08-11-2007 09:53]
tu fase is a legend not only in nigeria but africa as a continenthisr two kids should not be a stain to his fasinating record any man can make ssuch mistake but take it easy man , sorry for the recent attak come back stronger .pls 2 baba marry annie she is ur true love
laURENTA [06-10-2007 11:11]
tuface bcos u r ansome u take it as a job to use an donp girl u haven't see anything u will have ten kids wit ten girl.
kee [08-09-2007 11:48]
young, good looking, talented, focused and brilliant man you are.but that stigma of two kids from diffent woman is a stain in the record my dear.but do stop that act.

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