Julius OkorieNigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his host and France President Emmanuel Macron and their wives and guests were thrilled by a flawless performance of ‘Testimony’ a popular song by Nigeria musical duo, P-Square while at dinner in France.
The performance, which has since gone viral, saw guests shaking their heads in appreciation of the performance with the lead and supporting singers delivering the lines just as the energetic duo of Peter and Paul (P-Square) delivered it when the song was released in 2014.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIt was delivered by France’s Presidential band during the dinner. The lead singers were seen with lyrics of the song put on platform and accompanied with some of the demonstrations for which the Nigerian musical duo whose unfortunate separation has continued to generate reactions among their fans is known.
P-Square, the Nigerian music duo comprising of the twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, who co-write and co-produce most of their songs, were known for their artistic reinvention, musical versatility, and visual presentation, they are widely regarded as one of the most influential African acts of all time and one of the most successful music groups from Africa.
They were integral to the evolution of the 2000s and 2010s African popular music. The duo was launched into the mainstream recognition following the release of the song “Senorita” in 2003, and later gained recognition after releasing their sophomore album Get Squared in 2005.
The success of the album earned them a nomination at the MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act in 2006. A prominent figure in the Africa popular culture of the 21st Century, P-Square was awarded Artistes of the Decade at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2015
Testimony which resonated at the dinner was a major hit having been released on 12th September 2014 was titled ‘Double Trouble‘ and had already 3 released singles; “Ejeajo” which featured the Sensational American rapper, T.I., “Shekini” and “Bring it on.” Double Trouble featured bonus tracks of Testimony, Personally and Alingo with guest appearance from Don Jazzy, T.I, Dave Scott, Awilo Longomba, and Jermaine Jackson. The captivating tune “Bring it on” portrayed how one should not give up, even in difficult times.
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The catchy single ‘Shekini’ which dominated the airwaves in Middle East and North Africa, had some of Arab acts like Black Cats and Arash sampling the song. “Shekini” provided the catalyst that helped the duo to break into Arab world market.
The rendition no doubt made Nigerians proud even as fans of the musical group continue to hope that the duo who have gone broken up twice and re-united twice before going back to their separate ways, can finally put divisions among them and their families and aside and unite once again because united they appear to make more impact and their energetic display is being missed not only by their fans in Nigeria but also by the world.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
