FBS and Obuor were the only Ghanaians among other international artistes to perform at the peace concert organized by the UN in Liberia prior to the country's recent landmark elections which brought Africa's first female president in the person of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf into power last year.
Following the success of the Liberia show, organizers of the event have this year invited Najo of FBS fame for an Easter episode and according to him he couldn't resist the offer as he sees it as "my own small way of contributing to maintaining the peace in that country through my music because I promised my Liberian fans I was going to return if the peace was kept, by far I think it has been".
Relishing the success of his previous performance in Liberia, Najo reveals 'it was the biggest crowd I had ever performed for and sharing the stage with African celebrities like Congo's ace musician Kofi Olumide and actors Sharon Stone and Ramzy Noah respectively of Nigeria was exciting...for me, sitting at the same table at the press conference for the concert with immediate past UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan was indeed humbling' he continued.
Najo who's onetime member of sensational hip-life group FBS has also revealed that contrary to popular speculations, there's no enmity whatsoever between him and his two other colleagues making up the rap group and that they all get along very well.
Najo, as he's affectionately called made the above revelation in an exclusive interview at his residence in Accra where he also talked about his entrance into music and his new solo album which is enjoying impressive airplay in the country now.
'I left the country for the UK and on my return realized the other two members of FBS have released an album without me, as a professional musician brimming with ideas, I figured doing a solo project too wouldn't be that bad so that's exactly what I did and as you can see both albums are doing great' said Najo.
The artiste said he found it surprising therefore that rumors were making the rounds that he was at logger heads with his two colleagues who are in fact his 'real cousins' with whom he enjoyed his first success when their debut album which was called oluman boogie, featuring TINNY, became a mega hit.
Brushing the controversy aside, Najo disclosed that he got into showbiz first as a dancer with his two cousins back in the mid-1990's with their first stage performance being at the national theatre on the youth talent show, Fun World. 'Back then we were imitating dance moves of Michael Jackson and MC Hammer among others and it was later on that I proposed the idea of singing since these foreign artistes we looked up to did well both at music and dance' Najo said.
It was there that FBS took to music and on the heels of about a decade that decision resulted to the release of their hit album oluman boogie in 2005 and a performance alongside ace Ghanaian comedian, KSM, in the premiering of the KSM at 50 show to celebrate Ghana's 50 anniversary early this year, since then it has been forward march to success for Najo and FBS.
Talking about his new solo project, Habib Abass Najo, says the 12 track CD (8 tracks on cassette) released barely four months ago coincided with the launch of his website www.najoonilne.com. The album which is distributed by Big Ben music Productions is titled me suro and features musicians like Screw Face, Reggie Zippie, Oboy David, MzBell and Nayanka.
FBS and Obuor were the only Ghanaians among other international artistes to perform at the peace concert organized by the UN in Liberia prior to the country's recent landmark elections which brought Africa's first female president in the person of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf into power last year.
Following the success of the Liberia show, organizers of the event have this year invited Najo of FBS fame for an Easter episode and according to him he couldn't resist the offer as he sees it as "my own small way of contributing to maintaining the peace in that country through my music because I promised my Liberian fans I was going to return if the peace was kept, by far I think it has been".
Relishing the success of his previous performance in Liberia, Najo reveals 'it was the biggest crowd I had ever performed for and sharing the stage with African celebrities like Congo's ace musician Kofi Olumide and actors Sharon Stone and Ramzy Noah respectively of Nigeria was exciting...for me, sitting at the same table at the press conference for the concert with immediate past UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan was indeed humbling' he continued.
Najo who's onetime member of sensational hip-life group FBS has also revealed that contrary to popular speculations, there's no enmity whatsoever between him and his two other colleagues making up the rap group and that they all get along very well.
Najo, as he's affectionately called made the above revelation in an exclusive interview at his residence in Accra where he also talked about his entrance into music and his new solo album which is enjoying impressive airplay in the country now.
'I left the country for the UK and on my return realized the other two members of FBS have released an album without me, as a professional musician brimming with ideas, I figured doing a solo project too wouldn't be that bad so that's exactly what I did and as you can see both albums are doing great' said Najo.
The artiste said he found it surprising therefore that rumors were making the rounds that he was at logger heads with his two colleagues who are in fact his 'real cousins' with whom he enjoyed his first success when their debut album which was called oluman boogie, featuring TINNY, became a mega hit.
Brushing the controversy aside, Najo disclosed that he got into showbiz first as a dancer with his two cousins back in the mid-1990's with their first stage performance being at the national theatre on the youth talent show, Fun World. 'Back then we were imitating dance moves of Michael Jackson and MC Hammer among others and it was later on that I proposed the idea of singing since these foreign artistes we looked up to did well both at music and dance' Najo said.
It was there that FBS took to music and on the heels of about a decade that decision resulted to the release of their hit album oluman boogie in 2005 and a performance alongside ace Ghanaian comedian, KSM, in the premiering of the KSM at 50 show to celebrate Ghana's 50 anniversary early this year, since then it has been forward march to success for Najo and FBS.
Talking about his new solo project, Habib Abass Najo, says the 12 track CD (8 tracks on cassette) released barely four months ago coincided with the launch of his website www.najoonilne.com. The album which is distributed by Big Ben music Productions is titled me suro and features musicians like Screw Face, Reggie Zippie, Oboy David, MzBell and Nayanka.
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