It hasn’t been always rosy for International African female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa aka Ara. The drummer recently opened up on the setbacks she suffered some years ago and how she was able to pull through.
She narrated how she lost everything and abandoned her “Eko inspire me project”
Ara said she was homeless and hopeless in 2019 after selling her four cars and moving out of her house.
She said this on Tuesday November 22nd during a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alongside beneficiaries of her project.
“The ‘Eko Inspire me’ is an initiative to inspire hope in Lagosians who have lived in darkness and have been exposed to negative influences.”
She further stated that the initiative started 10 years ago. But that she got frustrated and abandoned the project in 2019 due to financial reasons, adding that she had to sell her property which led to her becoming homeless.
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“I was hopeless and homeless. Lost everything and it was someone that gave me a room in a hotel that I slept with my son for a year. I did not have anything. I had to wait for kitchen food before I can survive.
When people give me a token like N15,000, it looked like millions to me then. It was really terrible.
“It was my late mum that came to my aid, prayed for me, and got me a car. I started afresh after COVID-19 and I am grateful to the governor for believing and supporting this ‘Eko inspire me’ project.”
Ara explained that her project was to take drug addicts and illiterates out of Lagos streets and that the initiative would engage and empower those taken out of the streets.
Ara is regarded as the foremost female drummer in Africa with a career that spans over two decades.
The 47-year-old has performed at both local and international events, once sharing a stage with Stevie Wonder.
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