Obesere is my brother. Saheed Osupa is my colleague. I didn’t learn fuji from Pasuma – Taye Currency

Ibadan-based fuji musician has stirred up another controversy as he has spoken on his relationship with three stars in the genre: Abas Akande Obesere, Saheed Osupa and Wasiu Alabi Pasuma.

He was at the centre of a heated debate last year when he passed comments that many considered uncomplimentary on Pasuma, hitherto regarded as his mentor.

In a new interview, he described Obesere the king of erotic fuji (asakasa) as his brother while he called highly philosophical and revered artiste, Osupa, as his colleague.

Many have seen the comment as insulting on Osupa’s pedigree, with others wondering if Currency does not understand the meaning of ‘colleague’.

While he has kind words for Pasuma, the orobokibo singer (Pasuma) insisted he never taught him fuji.

He averred: “Obesere, who is now a leader for us in Fuji music, is my brother. Saheed Osupa, on the other hand, is my colleague; I know him just as a singer.

“I met Pasuma in 1993, and since then we have been together. I didn’t learn Fuji music from him. I just love him because he is a humble person. It is not that I’m disrespecting him or anything. I wasn’t his drummer or backup singer. He was in Lagos, and I was in Ibadan. So, the controversy between us was caused by fan reactions. We are not fighting. Those who are insulting us are berating and disrespecting us.

“Anybody who has known each other for 30 years, even as a boss and a worker, is liable to have misunderstandings. We are not the first to have a misunderstanding, but it is our fans who are prolonging it. Pasuma is not a troublesome person, nor am I. So I have asked people the questions repeatedly; how did I insult Pasuma, what did I insult Pasuma with?”