Majek Fashek
Majekodunmi Fasheke, known professionally as Majek Fashek, and born in March
1963 in Benin City, Nigeria, was a singer-songwriter and guitarist. He started
his musical career by joining his local church choir and learning to play the
trumpet and guitar. In the early 1980s, under the stage name Rajesh Kanal, he
joined Jah Stix, which became popular on NTA Benin's Music Panorama. After Jah
Stix disbanded, Fashek released his debut solo album, Prisoner of Conscience, in
1987. The album featured the hit single "Send Down the Rain", Nigeria's most
popular song of 1988. In 1989, he won...
