Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke also known as Davido has paid tribute to his late colleague, Sound Sultan, in the music video of his hit song, 10 Kilo.
Directed by Director Pink, the video features scenes set against a backdrop of Sound Sultan’s image, with plus-size models dancing in front of the banner.
Davido’s song “10 Kilo,” which celebrates plus-size women, shares similar themes with Sound Sultan’s hit “Orobo,” that also honors plus-size women.
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In 2013, Sound Sultan released a remix of “Orobo” featuring Flavour, and the song became a major hit in Nigeria and across West Africa.
As reported by eelive.ng, Sound Sultan died of cancer in July 2021, a cross-section of Nigerian artists, including 2Face, Burna Boy, Spyro, Sean Tizzle, and several others, have paid tributes to him on different occasions.
Sound Sultan is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern Afrobeats music, with hits such as Jagabantis, Natural Something, Ole, Kokose, Orobo, Very Good Bad Guy, and others helping to popularise the genre.
