![]() ![]() "I had to find a way out of all that bullshit, and music was it!" By the age of 13 he discovered the old school piano and taught himself how to play and write songs. ![]() ![]() Therefore his father enrolled him in a Public School in London and Keziah left Nigeria at 8 years old to be educated in England. From a young age he was being prepared to follow his father's footsteps and was expected to have an academic career. Son of a chief Osodolamu Sanyaolu in a Yoruba tribe and successful industrialist, Keziah (Olufemi) spent his early childhood in a large family in the semi-Muslim part of Nigeria, close to the city of Lagos. He's also famous for playing most of his live shows with a bare torso. He is known for his distinctive style of guitarplaying, above all his percussive right-hand technique which is similar to bass player's slapping technique. Also his Nigerian roots and soul music can be considered a major influence on his sound. He describes his musical style as “Blufunk”, which is a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms. Keziah Jones (born Olufemi Sanyaolu on Januin Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist. ![]()
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