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| M Marshall, Honey B, Sultan Marshall |
Like father, like son…and daughter; legendary Fuji singer K1 the Ultimate’s music career has not just affected one or two, but three of his children, who are all following in their father’s footsteps.
All three children – Musty, Sultan and
Zainab have been living outside Nigeria; Musty lives in Canada, Sultan
in Chicago and Zainab aka Honey B in the UK. They all released their
debut singles this year.
In June 2012, Musty
dropped his pop-themed single ‘Dance.’ A student at York University,
Toronto, he plans on releasing his second album ‘The King’s Legacy’
after his first release ‘Fine Works of Spring.’
Sultan dropped his own debut single ‘Talazo reloaded’
with his father K1. The fast track club sound is a remix of his
father’s song ‘Talazo’ and was released in August 2012. Sultan plans on
returning to Nigeria to fully pursue a career in music.
Meanwhile, after graduating from The
BRIT School of Performing Arts in Croydon, London, where she studied
music, Zainab, better known as Honey B says she’s ready
to take on the world. Already, she has debuted her first single, also
employing the services of Daddy. The upbeat song titled ‘Sempe’ was
produced D’Tunes (Kukere – Iyanya).
And if they are feeling any pressure filling the very big shoes of their father, Honey B says for herself;
‘No, not really, because everything I
do is from the heart and I believe God is in control. It is pretty cool
having my daddy being so successful because I have the best and trusted
adviser with real hard earned experience.’
K1 isn’t the first, or only Nigerian
whose children are trying to emulate him; here is a list of other
Nigerian musicians whose children have followed in their footsteps.
| s/n | Parent | Child |
| 1 | I.K Dairo (1930–1996) | Paul Play Dairo |
| 2 | Fela Kuti (1938 – 1997) | Femi and Seun Kuti |
| 3 | Art Alade (1937 – 1993) | Darey Art-Alade |
| 4 | Harry Mosco (??? – 2012) | Chykay |
| 5 | Salawa Abeni (1961 -) | Big Sheff |
| 6 | Haruna Ishola (1919 – 1983) | Musiliu Ishola |
| 7 | Ayinde Barrister (1948 – 2010) | Barry Showkey |
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