why Tuface is a legend
WHY TUFACE IS A LEGEND AND ONE OF THE BEST VOICE, IN AFRO BEAT MUSIC
Has there been an Afro beat artiste celebrated and decorated like Innocent tuface Idibia who belonged to the same generation from the year 2000 till date?
Like he is being called tubaba; Baba is a Yoruba dialect which means father. Every father is expected to be a mentor, protector, provider and above all the head.
From the time he was in the defunct Plantainshun boys group; which introduced him to fame. He was the lead vocalist. And he was the lead vocalist by merit. Tubaba from the era of plantainshun boys has a melodious voice. His voice is out of this world and he can perform magic with it. And that gained him a lot of fans, even when he was in the group. People always look up to his verse in every song in the group and he never failed. He has always delivered.
In 2004, he released his debut album titled from ‘’Grass to Grace’’ since that year he has been relevant till today. Winning awards, making hits upon hits, making collaboration with so many incredible artistes.
After Fela, there has never been another musician as decorated as tuface, in Afro beat genre, he has proven to the world that he has what it takes. Being able to sale different kinds of sounds, he was able to sale afro beat in his local dialect Idoma, he also sold Afro reggae, Afro hip hop, Afro blues, Afro soul, and Afro pop. Etc.
He paved the way that any artiste can come in today and find his or her voice, in the genre already created by the forerunners which Tuface was among.
His voice blend, is one the predominant, in the today’s Afro beat. You will notice many new artiste want, to sing like him, rhyme like him, pitch like him, etc.
Tuface contribution in today’s music industry cannot be over emphasized
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