Apparently, after the year 2010, light was still nothing to write home about in the country (unfortunately, it still is). In this song, Sound Sultan took another swipe at the government, speaking about the 2010 light campaign that was popularly used to canvass votes (a brother to the empty 'vision 2020' that was popularized). In this song, he employed the service of singers 2baba (another amazing socially conscious Nigerian artiste) and W4 to compliment the song. The Sultan, however, warns that "the bushmeat would someday catch the hunter",-an allusion to the fact that the prey (the citizens) would someday hold the predators (the leaders) captive after they must have gotten tired of being oppressed and worse killed. In this song, Sound Sultan clearly referred to the typical Nigerian politician as a thief who is way more interested in stealing from the public than serving them. The song is also known as "Ole", which is a Yoruba word that means "thief". READ ALSO - Sound Sultan Finally Laid To Rest in the US | WATCHīushmeat, the song metaphorically took a swipe at Nigerian politicians. Basically, it is a song that preaches that home is where the peace is, HOME. The Sultan in this song, brought some sort of calmness to the pressure, warning the said immigrant to be careful of the path they take to make ends meet, equally imploring them to seek refuge back home if they find themselves in difficult and confusing situations. Due to the fact that a lot is involved and spent in getting a typical third-world citizen to travel 'abroad', there is immense pressure on them to succeed at all cost. It was a norm then (unfortunately it still is) for people of third-world nations to desperately find a way to get to the Western world to seek greener pastures. Motherland, as the name implies, resonates around the dynamics of easily getting lost in the diaspora. Moving on, it is one of the few Nigerian acoustic songs that stood its ground in a world where 'tungba' music was the norm. Apparently, there was a personal story attached to it. As a child, it didn't make sense to me until I got older. Sound Sultan - Mother Land (Area)Ī big brother of mine made me like this song. An all-round tune that preaches social values. B stands for brotherhood, O for objectivity, D for democracy, M for modification, A for Accountability, and S for solidarity. Interestingly, in passing his message across in the song, he tied it to BODMAS-a popular mathematic problem-solving formula.
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