Music executive Dayo ‘D1’ Adeneye recounted how women used to faint during performances by music legend 2face, also known as 2Baba.
In an engaging account on the ‘Deep Dive’ podcast with Teju Babyface, Adeneye revealed that 2Baba’s performances had a mesmerizing effect on women. He recalled an incident where four women fainted during a concert in Ivory Coast.
Adeneye, who previously served as the director of Kennis Music, 2Baba’s former record label, also noted that the label had a roster of over 50 artists at its peak.
He said: “At the height of Kennis Music, we had over 50 artists on the label. Lagbaja was signed to us. We had everybody, from gospel to hip-hop to fuji,” he said.
“We’ve been at a couple of shows where I’ve seen girls faint when 2Face was performing. I went on a tour in Ivory Coast, and brought a girl on stage and she hugged 2Face and passed out. During that concert, four girls fainted.
“These were people who didn’t speak English but they knew the lyrics of all his songs word-for-word. This was a francophone country and four girls fainted. We thought it was a joke but an ambulance had to carry them. They fainted just because they were in the presence of 2Face.”
