- Timaya has recently shared his two best collaborations in the Nigerian music industry
- The 43 year old artiste mentioned Kefee and Buju (BNXN) as the two artistes he worked with that left him amazed at their talents
- Timaya shared more details on how he got to collaborate with Cold Outside with Buju and Kokoroko with Kefee
Legendary Nigerian singer Inetimi Odon, famously referred to as Timaya, has revealed his songs with Buju and Kefee as his two best collaborations in the Nigerian industry.
In 2014, late singer Kefee featured Timaya on the gospel love tune, Kokoroko, which became the biggest song out of Nigeria at the time. For Buju, his collaboration with Timaya came in 2021, on the Cold Outside track.
In a recent interview with Channels TV, Timaya opened up on why Buju and Kefee still have his heart as his best collaborations in the Nigerian. music industry.
“Of course, why won’t I miss her. Kefee, the angelic voice. Kefee was like I tell people that there are two people that I have made collaborations with when I hear and the first time I heard I was like wow. Kefee was one. Then, the second one was Buju (BNXN).
Kefee, they just played the beat and Kefee jumped on it. Then, I was on my way to the airport and I said send to it but she held my hand like this and said please I need this collaboration. I said, na now you wan do am, I have like 30 minutes to leave. She did her part and they played it. I was like on the mic. I abandoned my flight. It was amazing. She was singing with passion.” Timaya narrated.
The legendary singer revealed that Buju’s collaboration happened after a brief conversation they had. He noted that Buju’s spontaneous approach to developing the song within the short time they talked was mind-blowing.
“Then, Buju, we were just talking and I said, it’s cold outside! I went upstairs and came back. He now sang the last time that I checked. I asked if they had recorded the song before and he said no. I was like 2mins. So, the question was now how do I get in because he had finished the song.” he explained.
Timaya drops 9th studio album ‘Gladiator’ to celebrate 43rd birthday
Earlier, TheRadar reported that in celebration of his birthday, Nigerian singer, Inetimi Odon, popularly known as Timaya, released his ninth studio album Gladiator across all music platforms.
Gladiator album, which was earlier announced on August 7, features special appearances from popular Afrobeats artistes like Olamide, Phyno and Tiwa Savage.
Timaya, known for his combining Nigerian pop with elements from dancehall, hip pop and as soca, shared a promotional video of the album on his official X (formerly Twitter) while also wishing himself a happy birthday celebration.
