LifeStyle of Sunday, 17 May 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
In the day, Christian Ededhor is a lawyer, dressed in the legendary black and white and fighting the law courts arguing, debating terms like truth and justice. Every other time he is not drafting a legal document, he is a firm believer of a concept known as "social engineering," what he describes as "the best human practices that will guarantee our continuity."
Last month, after enduring a rather arduous lockdown, Christian came up with a song titled "Together as one." A song preaching unity, strength and togetherness especially in times like this. Chris mentions social engineering as one of the inspiring factors for this song.
"The inspiration for my song came from my innate drive towards social engineering. Ideas are stock up in my head about the good society, about the best human practices that will guarantee our continuity. All I had to do was to convert those ideas into a song, because I felt music could serve as an avenue to send out my message."
For Chris Eddie, unity is the best bet in thriving over coronavirus.
His words: "Our best bet in the face of this affliction is to unite and find a way out of the pandemic. I also tried to address the issue of racism and religious bias in the song. These amongst other things are primary sources of disunity in our world today. I believe the purpose of singing the song was achieved, especially from the reactions I got both from far and wide."
The reggae song carried lots of positivity with carefully crafted lyrics like "Yes, We, together" repeated severally. Christian is truly optimistic in the fight against this deadly virus and believes there is great strength in cooperation.
"Scientists and Nations worldwide have come up with individual remedies to stop this virus. These remedies are not the same and their effects are different. If we can have a meeting of minds, to try and combine the available remedies to see which one best suits the solution or a combination of any or all that gives the best result, then we are on course for a victory over the virus. So I recommend sharing of ideas by nations as the solution," he suggested.
Probably due to social distancing and the forced order to shut down the country for a few weeks, "Together as one" was produced within a month and conceived in a day. Chris likens it to his musical background.
"The song was conceived in a day and as I pondered on what our world has become. It was easy for me to put my thoughts to sound because I have a good background in music. I have been around music all my life. I had access to Church instruments and I thereafter availed myself in a musical environment especially in Church till date. The production of the song was within a month," he recounts.
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