Thread: Tonto Dikeh to Release Debut Single, “Itz Ova” this October

Originally Posted by Field Marshal

@ Candylecious: Regarding Tonto; As we dey tok for awa place. Okwa ana hu agwala otula shi huu kpazie agwa aga ewefe ah ya ihu, ma otula ekwee akpazie agwa!

For una wey no dey speak Owerri dialect, mek I translate: E don tey wen Nyash don dey get advice sey if im behave im sef, sey dem go carry am go front, but nyash no gree listen.

I like Tonto very much, but her antics reminds of "The village girl champion" wey go Lagos for long vacation and on coming back to the village begins to speak Yoruba with a thick Igbo accent, and show off her "new red draws" to the boys at every chance she gets. With the way she is carrying on she may self destruct in no time.

Nwanne asusu Owerri anyi atola ochi m'ahu! (Meaning the Owerri dialect is quite funny)

This is by far the best song from a Nollywood actress/actor. It's Over actually has African appeal to it and I see it being played in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gabon etc. It is a matter of time before she starts touring if she keeps producing hit songs like this. My only fear is that acting will get in her way (and quite frankly, she can act!) but she'll figure it out as time goes.

One thing I like about the It's Over song is the fact that it espouses feminism. Tonto Dike is ahead of her time, which is why a lot of people don't understand her. I can't help but give kudos to her for being a strong woman as she fights for freedom of speech and expression -this is very rear for women in Nigeria.

I would have loved to support my post with her lyrics but when I get home I will do just that, and I will analyze her other songs (which btw has European appeal to it). One thing for sure, she has more words in her songs than 80% of Naija pop songs -pls take this to the bank!

Padi e! Which song are u referring to????

Originally Posted by kolinzo

This is by far the best song from a Nollywood actress/actor. It's Over actually has African appeal to it and I see it being played in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gabon etc. It is a matter of time before she starts touring if she keeps producing hit songs like this. My only fear is that acting will get in her way (and quite frankly, she can act!) but she'll figure it out as time goes.

One thing I like about the It's Over song is the fact that it espouses feminism. Tonto Dike is ahead of her time, which is why a lot of people don't understand her. I can't help but give kudos to her for being a strong woman as she fights for freedom of speech and expression -this is very rear for women in Nigeria.

I would have loved to support my post with her lyrics but when I get home I will do just that, and I will analyze her other songs (which btw has European appeal to it). One thing for sure, she has more words in her songs than 80% of Naija pop songs -pls take this to the bank!

Is this man not an agbaya now! Everytime Tonto does something he'll come out spitting with bitterness. Is there something more to his beef with Tonto? Did Tonto refuse to drop for him therefore takes every opportunity to take shots at her? Yes we know Tonto na fine girl but gaddem this guy is shamelessly showing his bitterness at every opportunity. Na wa o!

Charles Novia critiques Tonto Dike's songs

I have restrained myself for a couple of years from commenting on Tonto Dike’s career after my last comments about her role in the soft porn movie she acted in two years back, were badly taken by her and she went on twitter to hurl infantile insults on my person with expletives and uncomplimentary remarks. My reaction to such then was just a dignified silence. After all, I had already spoken on her stunted talent as an up and coming actress and further comments on her incensed tweets were unnecessary.

All through the past few hours, the social media networks have been abuzz with the new singles of actress, Tonto Dike. She seems to have joined the actors of her ilk who have the moonlighting itch to delve into singing. While no one can stop such an ambition by those artistes, I do think those who surround such artistes are their worst enemies if they can't tell them the truth about leaving their sometimes doubtful day job. Well, I will! I listened to Miss Dike's two singles a few minutes ago and my initial speechlessness morphed to a nagging laughter and then subsided into a befuddled anguish. I'm a music label owner (November Records) and have produced and Executive Produced acts like Majek Fashek, Terry tha Rapman, Zubby Enebeli etc. I know much about music and the slant of commercial music. But after listening to Miss Dike's songs, I'm inclined to align with the majorly negative comments about them on cyberspace. Ah-ah! Whoever produced her knew she has a bad voice for singing and masked our listening torture with the Autotune effect. But even the Autotune rejected any attempt to make a bad voice worse and Miss Dike came out sounding like she was in mid-stream orgasm instead of singing! Her anguished tremolos would have been better reserved for a horror movie sound effect than an attempt at joining the revered profession of music. If Omotola got away with her last two terrible attempts at singing, it was because Omotola is a fantastic actress and her fans could forgive her musical failings after backtracking her body of work in Nollywood. With Tonto, I can't say much either for her acting depth. She's a one-dimensional actress in my opinion, who mistakes notoriety for fame. She needs more training in acting and this I say with all sense of professionalism as a movie Director. She might achieve greater heights in acting if she trains more. But she has no heights to achieve in singing. Only a downward plunge, the stuff bad endings in movies are made of.

-lindaikeji.blogspot.com/2012/10/charles-novias-critique-of-tonto-dikes.html

Originally Posted by Abike

Padi e! Which song are u referring to????

It's Over! That's the hit single out now.

Shuo! The yabbis and hatorades is making her song MORE POPULAR! I won't be surprised sef if Kanye or JayZ call her to remix with her, then all una mouth go shut up Kpakam!

Welcome to showzbiz! Where your buzz brings the money! Remember Kim Kardashian! Billionairess with NO TALENT! hah!

Originally Posted by kolinzo

This is by far the best song from a Nollywood actress/actor. It's Over actually has African appeal to it and I see it being played in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gabon etc. It is a matter of time before she starts touring if she keeps producing hit songs like this. My only fear is that acting will get in her way (and quite frankly, she can act!) but she'll figure it out as time goes.

One thing I like about the It's Over song is the fact that it espouses feminism. Tonto Dike is ahead of her time, which is why a lot of people don't understand her. I can't help but give kudos to her for being a strong woman as she fights for freedom of speech and expression -this is very rear for women in Nigeria.

I would have loved to support my post with her lyrics but when I get home I will do just that, and I will analyze her other songs (which btw has European appeal to it). One thing for sure, she has more words in her songs than 80% of Naija pop songs -pls take this to the bank!

Leave them! When the babe begin tour dey make money, shebi na her bank she dey smile go! lol

MOST of the famous singers out there in naija sing one line for 5 minutes!!! And in between tell us how their watch is rolex and naked girls serve them breakfast etc blah blah blah!
Sure, they use their voice, no autotone, but WHAT are they saying???????

So after holding back, i decided to listen to atleast 1min of each song and . For those loving the song did we all listen to the same thing or was mine the april fool version? On a serious note this music can give you a seizure!!!
Let me try and be a lil nice, it would be good at a gay techno club n am sure "girlfriends" will twirl and do splits while high on some martinis.