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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHe was drawn to reggae in the 1980s at a point when highlife and juju were more dominant in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The artist said Bob Marley was a major influence as a consequence his musical style and looks mirrored the Jamaican legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His 1991 release So Long for Too Long, which carried a strong political and pan-African message gained Majek Fashek acclaim across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The song was a call for Africans to rise up, both in the continent and those in the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also wrote the song Free Africa, Free Mandela, calling for the release of the leader of the African National Congress in South Africa, Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a sign of his international reach, he appeared in 1992 on the high-profile David Letterman chat show on US television, where he sang So Long for Too Long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the mid 2000s there were reports that the musician was struggling with his health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pictures of an emaciated Majek Fashek shocked Nigerians who were concerned about the star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2015, he spent some time in a drug rehabilitation centre in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Majek Fashek, popularly known for his hit songs, Send Down the Rain and So Long for Too Long,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0},"categories":[48,832],"tags":[3355,586],"yoast_head":"\n