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| Tonto Dikeh |
Before I say what ever is on my
mind, please know that i am a
big fan of Tonto Dikeh movies
and I think she is very beautiful.
Well, I have always been
skeptical about actors and
actresses who delve into music
and I have had some horrible
listening experiences that further
deepens my phobia for these
kinds of acts.
We have had the likes of Jim Ike,
Majid Michael, Omotola Jilade
giving a try at music.
And if I am not mistaken
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| Tonto Dikeh |
Patience Ozorkor have delved
into music at some point in their
careers too.
Anyway not all were bad news though.
some of these artist have
managed to pull it off but most
of them have performed
abysmally poor.
Just last night, I visited a friend
with the intent of copying a few sound tracks
he had downloaded for
free over the internet (legally of course).
While we were selecting,
he stumbled on a track he had
downloaded titled "Get higher" by
the one and only Miss "Tontolet".
(Tontolet is like the cool pet name for Tonto Dikeh)
For two reasons,
1. one because I am a huge fan of
her movies, and
2. because there was a lot of
hype about the song, I decided
to let my guards down this time
to listen.
Boy was i in for the shock of my
life.
The intro to the song was
horrible (sorry i just had to say it)
to say the least ... to say
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originality as she sang a hook/
chorus from an old but popular
Spanish/Mexican tune.
(sounds like "wantara mera") .
Okay, so for a minute I thought
that she was about to do a remix
to that particular song, and then
I realised she was just playing
around with it.
(Wheeew! ... i was relieved for a moment that
i was finally going to hear something new )
However, after that troubling intro,
she started with her own verse and I
swear I had no choice but to
change the song.
You ask Why ?
Well, its her singing voice ....
Two possible reasons,
1. either the sound engineer/
producer didn't mix her vocals
well or
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2. my beloved Tonto simply
doesn't have the talent to sing.
I would simply advice that, if my
beloved Tonto needs to continue
singing as a profession ...
1.she either gets help from a
voice coach in order to sound
better or
2. Change who ever is in charge
of producing, mixing or mastering her songs.
I just hope Yvonne Nelson doesn't use it as an asernal
against my beloved "Tontolet" in any of their petty squabbles. lol
If you want a first hand
experience of the trauma i went
through ....
Here's a youtube link to the video of the
song ...
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_LzhKnLKA) .
Signed: Osborne
