now a new creature. The iconic musician who
has been battling alcohol and drug addictions for
sometime has finally given his life to Christ.
The troubled entertainer from whose fecund
imagination emanated hit songs like Send Down
The Rain, Holy Spirit, I&I Experience and so on
publicly embraced Christ on Sunday, June 23,
2013. This was at the Christ Miracle Church
Mission, situated at Iyasuna Crescent, off Ishola
Bello Street, Ojodu, Lagos.
The church is being led by Prophet Peter Abiola
Adebisi, JP. The Edo born musician had attended
the church's 7 Sundays of Anointing for
Breakthrough Service for the first time, and got
converted. Members of the church were thrown
into joy afterwards. In fact, nearly all of them
rejoiced with him. Especially when Majek was
handed the microphone to do a song.
The song he chose to sing for the congregation
was one of his classics, Holy Spirit. And as he
did tears of joy streamed down some of the
members' faces!
YES International! could however not ascertain
whether or not the Reggae music king in Nigeria
has been regular in church since then. Or even
whether some ministers from CMCM have been
following up on him lest he backslides again.
Majek Fashek, obviously in his 50s, about two
decades ago, dominated the Nigerian music
scene. A total musician, he could sing, play the
guitar and also the keyboard.
Starting out as a member of the Jahstix band,
his debut album, Prisoner of Conscience,
catapulted his career and life to the zenith.
Then, he was still with the defunct Tabansi
Records and had Architect Aig Igiehon as his
manager. He crossed over to Sony Music – and
while there recorded albums like I & I
Experience – featuring popular numbers like
Mama Dede, Majek Fashek Inna New York and
so on.
His wife, Rita and one of his sons, Randy are
believed to still reside in America from where his
addiction problem is believed to have begun.
Now living from hand to mouth, Majek has been
a shadow of his old self since his return.
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