Timaya - Plantain Boy [REVIEW]

The pied piper of Bayelsa, at it again, luring listeners with his trademark catch phrases including dem-mama, chinekeme and ohh-aii chai!! His intention with this 4:09 long song was probably to add another one to his repertoire and our heads in effect, as he dedicated a healthy four minutes of "plantain seller" to be used as a foundation for rhyme implementation. 

Mr. Timaya went all out with the production of the video (thanks to Lulus Love productions and timaya's pocket) which captured the market activities in crystal clear quality making them seem like fun, stress free tasks. Probably an answer to BBC's "Welcome to Lagos". 

The fact that he acknowledges his roots is another aspect of the song and Timaya as a person which I find very satisfying. He has not wondered off into this world of glitz and glam restricted to celebrities but remembers his roots in all entirety with regular trips to the market as seen in the video. His style says it all, a major contribution to his fan base. 


The verses are extraordinarily long and lack lyrical depth and flow, making it hard to memorise and sing along to. I patiently await his transition from his current grateful and paranoid state to any other theme based on his life experience as album growth is a very important aspect of artist prosperity. 

See http://naijasongz.blogspot.com for LYRICS.