One on One with BabyFace

He is talented, creative and cheerful. After completing a job in South Africa, he returned to Nigeria for his Album set for release in February 2008. In this interview with EbiraView weekly at the launch of ‘Ebira for Peace, a musical video by Odora & Wizzy on Saturday, December 8th 2007 at the FAAN club Ikeja, he spoke about his career and his love for Ebiraland.

Please can we meet you?
My name is Musa Nasirudeen popularly known as Baby Face. I work with Bikers club in America, in Nigeria, I am the Managing Director the Club in Nigeria. I am a singer and director. An Ebira by tribe, I hail from Obehira, Okene Kogi state. I love my people so much and they also love me. Ebiras embrace their children wherever they come across them. I worked with Usher in America and a lot of Nigerian artiste like Two shots, Tuface and direct some of their videos. I just finished working in the Ninja Guys video, won the NMA award. I am here today because of my friend, Odora. We started together; we have been friends since I went home to feature in a movie. I saw his picture in the invitation and decided to come here as a surprise to him.

Would you say that you are taking after your father who was also a great man and a community leader?
Well, you can say that again. He made me who I am today because he believed in me. Infact when he was dying, I was like’ Dad you are leaving and I’m going to be down’ and he assured me that if he died, I would rise. I also want to say a big Thank you to Alhaji A.A. Suleiman who gives me a lot of support.

Baby Face with a copy of EbiraView Magazine

You have some album to your credit and have traveled wide, how would you advise the upcoming artistes particularly the Ebira artistes?
I would simply advise them to be themselves. You can only be yourself. Many feel that Ebiras are falling but I see us growing. I want to thank my colleagues like Dan Ozizi, Edward Jatto and the rest of them making waves in the entertainment industry.

Baby Face with EbiraView weekly Editor, Ismail Kabir
What are your future plans for Ebiraland?
Yes, I wish to unite the youths of Ebiraland through my music. They need to be educated on the need to eschew violence and adopt positive lifestyle. Ebiras are not violent by nature and this must be communicated to the youths. We need leadership of Kogi state, a Governor from Ebiraland that will improve the status of our people.