Why I shun concerts
– TY Bello, Greenland singer
By TAIWO OLUWADARE
Saturday,
March 1, 2008
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Are you a fan of Greenland crooner, TY Bello? Are you waiting
to watch her perform at a musical concert soon? If yes, you
may be waiting in vain as the rave of the moment has vowed
never to perform at shows.
In the current edition of Genevieve, the ex-KUSH member says
she is contented being a recording artiste and photographer.
In spite of series of invitations extended to her to perform
at shows, TY says she would rather be a song writer and video
producer than a performer.
“It was a personal decision not to do shows at all,
because for me Greenland is not about money,” TY declares.
Excerpts:
Undoubtedly, TY’s last five years have been quite eventful,
apart from that brief but brilliant exploit as a member of
KUSH, TY has also grown to become one of Nigeria’s most
celebrated photographers with award-wining works that have
been exhibited all over the world to her credit.
TY’s photographic skills have made her the darling of
many upliners who desire a photofinish portrait. Not content
with her achievement as a reputable photographer, TY returned
to her first love-music and released ‘Greenland’,
a solo musical effort acknowledged as an inspirational chartbuster.
TY also has her eyes on film and video production and has
sneaked abroad a couple of times for sandwich courses.
Overcome with a sense of gratitude, she says she feels honoured
by all these acknowledgements adding that all the gratitude
should go to the ‘man above’.
Reacting to insinuations that her divided attention has made
it impossible for her to fully explore the potentials of Greenland,
she says that album is not just an album, but a message that’s
never going to get outdated. She sees it more like another
medium of communication and is not really bothered about how
much money it has generated or how many shows it has brought
to her. As a matter of fact, she says “it was a personal
decision no to do shows at all, because for me Greenland is
not about money.”
Talking about her foray into films, TY says it is another
medium she hopes to use in communicating her message. In spite
of series of invitations extended to her to perform at shows,
TY says she would rather be a song writer and video producer
than a performer.
And now that she’s more sorted out about her photography,
music and video, it’s time for the babies to come. And
about time too!
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