*Says journalists have built and destroyed many homes
Alhaji Ayinla Kollington needs no introduction in the Nigerian music industry.
Born in 1953 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Kollington started music alongside the late Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister in 1965. In the late 1970s, General, as he is also known, refined his sound by adding bata drums and changed his band’s name to Fuji 78.
The beginning
Starting off was very early for Kollington. “I started with weere music in 1965 at 10”, he says.
Group of amateurs who had talent in music usually moved from house to house to perform especially during Ramadan. They were the Weere musicians. Some of them eventually became stars. It was a distinguished performance that saw him winning an award even as a Weere musician.
And that meant a visit to the State House Marina to receive the award. It was a big achievement to visit the State House in those days. It meant you were special. His was clearly a case of talent not fully harnessed in the beginning. But that award marked the beginning of the good things that were to follow.
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