While Nigerians wait for Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record attempt for the longest Cook-a-thon to be confirmed, 30 of her countrymen have broken the record for the longest recording marathon with several artistes.
Despite the lack of fanfare that accompanied Ms Baci’s effort, Hawwal Ogungbadero, a Nigerian performer and creator of Blaqk Stereo Music Group (BSMG), is a Guinness World Record holder, along with 29 other artists.
The musician organized the longest recording marathon event on June 25, 2022, in order to create a platform for budding artists to unleash their creativity.
The recording session, which took place at the Sambol Production Studio in Lagos, saw Hawwal and his colleagues work nonstop on multiple music instrumentals for 40 hours and 19 minutes.
Hawwal made the announcement on his Instagram account on Monday, sharing photos of himself and the squad holding their titles. He thanked his team and sponsor, saying the path had been arduous, but they came through in the end.
The actor said the attempt aimed to promote Nigerian artistes and amplify their talents through a world-renowned platform such as the Guinness world records.
His caption read, “It is verified, signed, and sealed. I am grateful to God Almighty for this privilege to be a positive force of change and growth in my generation. I’m grateful to the blockchain comp—@near protocol for providing a huge portion of the funds we needed to execute the project. Even though the part was self-funded, we made it despite the difficult times. It could only be God.
“40hrs 19 minutes no be beans. Special thanks to all the amazing music artistes that came through to make this happen. This is just the beginning of your great stories.”
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In another post, the artiste tagged the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to inform him of their record-breaking feat, the longest recording marathon with multiple artistes.
However, he apologised for not informing the governor about the attempt. He requested to bring the titles to the State House for a picture.
He wrote, “This is yet another win for Lagos State, the city of excellence and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His Excellency, sir @jidesanwoolu, even though we didn’t bring this to your notice at the time of the attempt, now setting the record, we proudly announce that we have brought home the record for the longest recording marathon with multiple artistes. Myself and the team would be honoured to bring these to the state House to get a picture with our governor.”
Joint winners
Other BSMG artists that participated in the marathon include: Otegbayo Timi (Timi Phoenix), Victor Oluwafemi (Lordveejay); Komiti Obakpororo; Nwaizu Emmanuel (emrysmanuel); Aghughu Eraze (Testii); Olatunji Jayesimi (D’spirit); Oyeyemi Olaide (Skechy wonder); Abdulkareem Adama (ABK tha emperor); Balogun Alaba (Alabama); Gideon Ene (Cobby); Egbulugha Chinedu (Scotty); and Oluwole Temitope (Enzzyboi).
Others are Abolade Onafuye (Abolade Bobby); Ajayi Martin (Marteenoh); Imorji Micheal (COT); Oyeneye Akeem (Larkim); Njoku Michael (Wordplay Michael); Peace Effiong (Peddygree); Aisha Hameed (Reespect); Daniel Williams (Danchyke); Emmanuel Olamide (Yvng Twinkler) and Ayomide Oluwaseyi (Samiie Fxz).
Shina Emmanuel (Momentum); Ajao Damilola (TRILOGY); Osuji Chinyere (Dachi); Usifo Moses (Mouzies); Marvellous Ibitoye (Marvell grey); Williams Chukwudi (El-the creator) and Tarcisio Cozzi also partook in the longest recording marathon with multiple artistes attempt.
