My Dad’s Dancing Skills Earned Him The Nickname Jackson – Sina Rambo

In 2012, pop sensation, Davido, hit
the limelight with his hit song, ‘ Dami
Duro.’ With this song, he wormed his
way into the hearts of the Nigerian
music lovers. However, in the chorus
of the song, he made a statement
referring to the dance step of a
certain ‘Baba Shina Rambo’ but not
many people got the hint till Senator
Ademola Adeleke won the bye -
election to become the representative
of the Osun- West senatorial district
recently.
The senator, who is Davido’s uncle, is
the father of Nigerian singer, Sina
Rambo. Shortly after his victory, the
Nigerian internet space produced
video footage of the senator giving
some hot dance steps during his
campaign and a ‘victory dance ’ when
he won the election.
Yours truly, Saturday Beats, reached
out to his son, Sina Rambo, who is
currently in the United States about
his father ’s dancing steps and he
said his father has been dancing since
the 80s.
He said, “When the spirit of the Lord
comes upon my heart, I will dance
like David danced. Ashamed ? I
cannot be embarrassed with the way
my father danced. Look, my father
will not change for anything! He’ s
been dancing since the 80s or why do
you think they call him Jackson?”
The singer said that his father is
probably the best dancer in their
house; he disclosed that even though
he has tried to compete with him on
several occasions, his father always
won the dance competition.
“ Trust me at every family party , we
dig it out but he ends up winning
because he just never stops. Jackson !
Baddest, ” he said.
The singer was quick to add that
even though his father is a fantastic
dancer, he is also a man of wisdom.
“ But don’ t be misled; he is a man of
extreme wisdom who knows how to
conduct himself at all times. There is
time to celebrate and there is time to
work. I ’m sure he will definitely do a
great job serving his country to the
best of his ability,” Sina Rambo said.
The singer also took the opportunity
to explain why he adopted the name
Sina Rambo despite being linked with
a notorious robber who terrorized
Nigeria in the 80. He said the name
has not in any way affected his brand
negatively.
“ Actually it started as a joke.
Growing up in the 90s in Nigeria,
there was a popular Bandit bearing
the name Shina Rambo. My name is
Sina, so we joked about it a lot till
the name stuck and when it was time
to record my songs, I felt it just made
sense because it caught people’s
attention including Davido who loved
it. Many people tried to tell me to
change it but Davido insisted that I
should not change the name.”