Babajide Awoyinfa
Dtone martins
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NEXT 2 BLOW: I Will Make Soul More Popular – DTone Martins
Friday, December 14, 2012Omoba
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By Babajide Awoyinfa
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He plays the guitar like a maestro. He sings like a
lark. His voice recalls the very best of Lynden David Hall and Terence Trent
D'arby on songs like “Sexy Cinderella” and “Sign Your Name Across My Heart.”
With a Lenny Kravitz-style hair, an infectious smile, his guitar slung across
his shoulder, he throws up an image of the itinerant musician. Wait till he
strums his guitar and let loose a string of soul-stirring vocal - his vibes
would overwhelm you with a profound nostalgia.
This soul singer offers something fresh,
original and timeless. One-minute listening is all the conviction you need. His
singles, “Sunkun Ife,” “Ife Gbagbara” and “Kati Kati” are already favourite
sing-along songs. Tony Dolapo Martins, popularly known as DTone Martins, is on
his way to the big time.
In this exclusive encounter, the “Kati Kati
Master” reminisces about his music pedigree; he reflects about the
challenges of not being on the musical bandwagon of hip hop. He unveils more:
his way with women and his fancy for the future. Excerpts.
