{"id":7033,"date":"2020-08-11T17:43:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T17:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=7033"},"modified":"2020-08-11T17:43:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T17:43:38","slug":"from-lagos-to-united-states-of-america-nigerian-grandma-mojisola-odegbami-lands-mouth-watering-deal-in-beyonces-black-is-king-music-videos-featured-in-a-chart-busting-album-which-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/from-lagos-to-united-states-of-america-nigerian-grandma-mojisola-odegbami-lands-mouth-watering-deal-in-beyonces-black-is-king-music-videos-featured-in-a-chart-busting-album-which-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"From LAGOS to United States of America: Nigerian Grandma, MOJISOLA ODEGBAMI lands mouth-watering deal in Beyonc\u00e9’s ‘Black Is King’ Music Videos…featured in a chart-busting album which premieres on Disney * ever-radiant 69-year-old grandmother appeared in two music videos * Music based on singer’s soundtrack album, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, which was created for the 2019 remake of the original Disney film \u201cThe Lion King\u201d * African artists involving Nigeria’s Yemi Alade, Ghana’s Shatta Wale, Cameroon’s Salatiel appeared in 90-minute album * ‘Goal of the project is to show that Black is regal, rich in history, in purpose and in lineage’ -Beyonc\u00e9 * \u201cMy journey to being cast began with a medical trip I made to California in July 2019, where I met Folajomi (FJ) Akinmurele, a young actor. I was staying with my daughter’s friend. This friend of hers has a 7-year-old-son. The son, FJ, is the main character in Black Is King. I feel happy to have represented Nigeria, and by extension Africa, in ‘Black Is King’. It was an opportunity to showcase Nigerian culture through her appearance\u201d- ODEGBAMI * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From LAGO<\/strong>S<\/strong> to United <\/strong>States<\/strong> <\/strong>of America:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigerian Grandma, MOJI<\/strong>SOLA ODEGBAMI lands mouth-watering deal<\/strong> in <\/strong>Beyonc\u00e9’s ‘Black Is King’ Music Video<\/strong>s<\/strong>…featured in a chart-busting<\/strong> <\/strong>album which premiere<\/strong>s<\/strong> on Disney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* ever-radiant 69-year-old grandmother appeared in two music videos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Musi<\/strong>c<\/strong> based on singer’s soundtrack album, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, which wa<\/strong>s created for the 2019 remake of the original <\/strong>Disney film<\/strong> \u201cThe Lion King\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* African artist<\/strong>s involving Nigeria’s Yemi Alade, Ghana’s <\/strong>Shatta Wale, <\/strong>Cameroon’<\/strong>s <\/strong>Salatiel appeared in 90-minute album<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* ‘Goal of the project is<\/strong> to <\/strong>s<\/strong>how that Black i<\/strong>s<\/strong> regal, rich in history, in purpose and in lineage’ -Beyon<\/strong>c<\/strong>\u00e9 <\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* \u201c<\/strong>My journey to being cast began with a medical trip I made to <\/strong>California in July 2019, where I met Folajomi (FJ)<\/strong> Akinmurele, a young actor. I was staying with my daughter’s friend. This friend of hers has a 7-year-old-son. The son, FJ, is the main <\/strong>character in <\/strong>Black Is King. I <\/strong>feel happy to have represented Nigeria, and by extension Africa, in ‘Black Is King’. It was an opportunity to showcase Nigerian culture through her appearance<\/strong>\u201d- <\/strong>ODEGBAMI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From LAGO<\/strong>S<\/strong> to United <\/strong>States<\/strong> <\/strong>of America:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigerian Grandma, MOJI<\/strong>SOLA ODEGBAMI lands mouth-watering deal<\/strong> in <\/strong>Beyonc\u00e9’s ‘Black Is King’ Music Video<\/strong>s<\/strong>…featured in a chart-busting<\/strong> <\/strong>album which premiere<\/strong>s<\/strong> on Disney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* ever-radiant 69-year-old grandmother appeared in two music videos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Musi<\/strong>c<\/strong> based on singer’s soundtrack album, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, which wa<\/strong>s created for the 2019 remake of the original <\/strong>Disney film<\/strong> \u201cThe Lion King\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* African artist<\/strong>s involving Nigeria’s Yemi Alade, Ghana’s <\/strong>Shatta Wale, <\/strong>Cameroon’<\/strong>s <\/strong>Salatiel appeared in 90-minute album<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* ‘Goal of the project is<\/strong> to <\/strong>s<\/strong>how that Black i<\/strong>s<\/strong> regal, rich in history, in purpose and in lineage’ -Beyon<\/strong>c<\/strong>\u00e9 <\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* \u201c<\/strong>My journey to being cast began with a medical trip I made to <\/strong>California in July 2019, where I met Folajomi (FJ)<\/strong> Akinmurele, a young actor. I was staying with my daughter’s friend. This friend of hers has a 7-year-old-son. The son, FJ, is the main <\/strong>character in <\/strong>Black Is King. I <\/strong>feel happy to have represented Nigeria, and by extension Africa, in ‘Black Is King’. It was an opportunity to showcase Nigerian culture through her appearance<\/strong>\u201d- <\/strong>ODEGBAMI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERI<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>C<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>AN FOREIGN BUREAU <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>CHIEF<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHE IS A NIGERIAN GRANDMOTHER from Lagos. Her name is MOJISOLA ODEGBAMI who traveled to <\/strong>California for medi<\/strong>c<\/strong>al purpose, met multiple Grammy-award winner, <\/strong>Beyon<\/strong>c\u00e9<\/strong> <\/strong>who featured her in two music<\/strong> videos<\/strong> in the wave-making album titled ‘Black Is King.’ The grandmother dazzled like a <\/strong>star in <\/strong>her <\/strong>choreography.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odegbami did not anticipate that a trip to the United States would land her a part in a visual album by one of the most popular music artists in the world-Beyonc\u00e9. <\/strong>The 69-year-old Nigerian grandmother appeared in two music videos in Beyonc\u00e9’s highly anticipated \u201cBlack Is King\u201d<\/strong> album, which premiered on Disney+ on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album is based on the singer’s soundtrack album, <\/strong>“The Lion King: The Gift, <\/a><\/strong>which was created for the 2019 remake of the original Disney film “The Lion King.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking about the release of the album, Beyonc\u00e9 said the goal of the project is to show that “black is regal and rich in history, in purpose and in lineage.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple African artists including Nigeria’s <\/strong>Yemi Alade<\/a><\/strong>, Ghana’s <\/strong>Shatta Wale<\/a> <\/strong>and Cameroon’s <\/strong>Salatiel<\/a> <\/strong>also appeared in the almost 90-minute album.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odegbami appeared in “Bigger”<\/a> taking on the role of an African queen, and I “Mood 4 Eva”<\/a> where she was dressed in African attire, including a gele, a traditional head wrap commonly worn in West and Southern Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told CNN that her journey to being cast began with a medical trip to California in July 2019, where she met Folajomi “FJ” Akinmurele<\/a>, a young actor. “I was staying with my daughter’s friend, and this friend of hers has a 7-year-old son. The son, FJ, is the main character in “Black Is King,” Odegbami explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Each time he needed to go for practice, I was the one who drove him there cause his mum would have gone to work. At that point, Beyonc\u00e9’s staff got to know me as grandma Moji,” she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though Beyonc\u00e9’s staff knew Odegbami, she did not get invited to cast in the album until her daughter’s friend took a leap and signed her up with the talent agency responsible for choosing characters for the album.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was out shopping one day and she called me, and asked that I come home immediately. I was scared, you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

know. She said “Grandma, it’s very important I need you to please come back home,” she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Odegbami got home that afternoon, she said her daughter’s friend confessed to signing her up for a part on the album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That was how I found myself on the way to L.A .that same day for a part in the album. I initially didn’t want to go but she kept begging me, so I agreed,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a two-hour drive to the set of “Black Is King,” in Los Angeles, she was ushered in by Beyonc\u00e9’s staff and given instructions on scenarios to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was tested with fun parts to play like receiving a baby, holding it, and putting a mark on the baby’s forehead. “I was just having fun, you know. Everything was going on smoothly, playing those parts I was asked to,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right after acting out the scenarios, Odegbami said everything happened fast. She was told she would be featuring in the album and meeting Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Beyonc\u00e9:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameras and phones were not allowed on set so she did not get photos of her with the Grammy-winning singer, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odegbami also was required to sign a nondisclosure agreement, preventing her from revealing details of the video shoot to the public until after the album was released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They dressed me up, did my makeup, and chose outfits for me. And then they showed me where to stand on set waiting for Beyonc\u00e9,” she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team was able to guess her size correctly from photos and videos her daughter’s friend had sent to them, she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a scene in the “Mood 4 Eva” video featuring Jay Z, Childish Gambino, and Malian singer Oumou Sangar\u00e9, Odegbami was seated directly at Beyonc\u00e9’s back, dressed in a colorful pink dress with a cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also wore dark shades, and purple gloves matching her extravagant gele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the “Better” video featured her dressed in all-white while walking behind Beyonc\u00e9 and FJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odegbami said meeting Beyonc\u00e9 was a wonderful experience. Everyone on set, she said, was receptive and kind.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I mean before that day I knew there was a singer called Beyonc\u00e9, but I had never seen her. My children are her fans. In fact, my last born is always referred to as the Beyonc\u00e9 of our family. Her siblings call her that,” she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that like her children, she is now a fan of the singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odegbami, who lives in Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria, told CNN that she feels happy to have represented Nigeria, and by extension Africa, in “Black Is King.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an opportunity to showcase Nigerian culture through her appearance, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I give credit to my daughter’s friend who saw me fit to represent our culture. She didn’t even know what I was going to do on set, she just felt I’d be a right fit to appear in the album,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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