Many a time, ignorance would get the better of me.

"Today, another family will shed tears...today; one man will lose his entire family just like that.

As a Hip-hop junkie, I find it funny when my own people tell me I am not real Hip Hop because I do not sag, never been to jail and wear a suit, yet the only hip-hop artists they know are the ones who are currently charted...wow!.

I am in awe of an industry with such far-reaching influences and impact as Nollywood. I admire any platform which emerges out of Nigeria and has the ability to influence culture and society while giving utmost visibility to the country.

"Young artists in a new nation that is what we are! We must grow with the new Nigeria and work to satisfy her traditional love for art or perish with our colonial past".

I first met Michael Babatunde Olatunji as a young undergraduate in 1978 or there about at the University of Ife.

As March 13 approaches, I remember Fela Sowande, who left us twenty three years ago to the day.

Feyi Raimi-Abraham interviews Dr Paul Konye, Nigerian Violinist, Conductor, Composer and Associate Professor of Music – Siena College, New York