Majek fashek biography of george michael
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Majek Fashek
Nigerian musician (–)
Musical artist
Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek (March – 1 June ) was a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist.[1][2] His album Prisoner of Conscience included the single "Send Down the Rain", which won six PMAN Music Awards.[3] Also known as The Rainmaker, he worked with various artists worldwide including Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, and Beyoncé[4][5]
Early life
Fashek was born in Benin City to an Edo mother and an Ijesa father in , but identified mainly with his Benin roots.
Various translations of his name Fasheke (Ifá à ṣe èké) include "powers of miracles" and "divination does not lie", however, it refers to the orisha (deity) Ifa (deity of divination) of the Yoruba religion and means "Ifa does not lie/deceive."[1] After his parents separated, Fashek remained in Benin City with his mother, and later joined the choir in