Her nicknames say it all: "The Queen of Nigerian Reggae" and "The Peace Ambassador." Unlike the esoteric poetry of Bob Marley, Evi sang about the immediate struggles of Lagos life: traffic (go-slow), money ("Happy Birthday"), and social hypocrisy. Her 1989 debut album Happy Birthday was a seismic shift. With her husky, commanding voice, she proved that a Nigerian woman could hold her own against any male artist on the mic.
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