 majekodunmi fasheke, popularly known as majek fashek, is a nigerian reggae singer and guitarist.loder, kurt. rolling stone. "singer and guitarist fashek is a star in his native nigeria for reasons that are entirely apparent on this record."pareles, jon. the new york times, 5 december 1990. "in nigeria, his concerts always fill stadiums." various translations of his name fasheke (ifa-kii-she-eke) include "high priest who does not lie", "powers of miracles" and "(system or medium of) divination does not lie". ==early life== fashek was born in benin city, nigeria to an edo mother and a yoruba father. ==musical career== fashek first gained national fame on a television show in the early 1980s as a member of benin-based reggae group jastix. his bandmates included ras kimono and amos mcroy gregg. they toured for many years with fellow reggae group the mandators. in 1988, shortly after jastix disbanded, he began a solo career and quickly became the best-known reggae artist in nigeria. his song "send down the rain" was a hit, and he won six us-based pman music awards. after leaving [[ta
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