Then, he wrote a fictional play titled, Abami Eda and The Curse of The Black Gold. But while in Los Angeles, Faris had a focus on Theatre. Sometimes, with my friends, we'd sing Fela's songs in the streets on our way back from club - when nobody was sane enough to drive (laughs)."Īfter graduating University, he moved to London, UK for his Masters to become an actor. He says, "After we don shayo tire, I had a reputation in Lagos clubs for performing Fela's songs. That period, he had a reputation for performing Fela's songs in a drunken haze. While on holidays, he would be with his family. Faris would go to the shrine all the time just to catch the vibe and see Femi Kuti (Fela's son) perform.īut around this time also, Silverbird had just opened and Faris would go to the Galleria regularly. In fact, his aim was to make afrobeat because of Fela. But three years prior, he had started dabbling into music after listening Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. I don pay my dues here o, forget."Īt the age of 16, Faris moved out of Nigeria to study Liberal Arts (Theatre) in Los Angeles, US. Guy! I must walk and stand talk anywhere I go. Me? high tension wire? Oyibo agbero? ah no. When asked if he ever felt like an outside in Nigeria, he says, "No, I don't think so.
We all say 'aaaahh' (laughs) You nor fit do me like that na." He says, "The best thing is that everyone laughs about it at the end when they realize we're one. In the days of buying CDs, he had to show his Nigerian side by speaking pidgin so he would not get cheated.
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To Faris, the ways he learned how to be Nigerian were negotiating to buy things or through curses. While describing Agege bread and egg, he went, "Ohhhh." Faris also likes Agege bread and sardines. But for breakfast, he likes fried yam and egg. We didn't have Cartoon Network at the time (laughs hard while shaking his head)."ĭuring the chat, Faris pledged allegiance to Nigerian Jollof while laughing hard, but claims his favourite meal is Eba and Egusi. "Even TV, we were very limited to what we had. The only things that were different with Lagos at the time - for kids at least - was Cinemas or things like that. On making friends in Nigeria after he moved to Lagos as a five-year-old, "It was not that hard. In his family, everyone else is a "full blown Nigeria" maybe even more than he is. His mom has also grown to have an organization called SPAN in Lagos. The major reason his family moved here was due to "family business." Faris's dad founded, SCOA Motors, a car dealership in Lagos. So, definitely this is my 'base' (laughs." For me, it's where I spent most of my childhood and most of my life. But you come to Nigeria and it's just a ruffian place (laughs). However, he calls moving to Nigeria that early a "culture shock." He jokes, "In America, you have McDonald's and all that. While he left Nigeria to go school in the US and to briefly work as an actor in London, he's been Nigerian for over 26 years.