Eric Obuh (aka Vocal Slender) is an aspiring rap artist based in Lagos
whose day job is to scavenge for scrap metal at one of the major dump
sites in the city.
Eric Obuh aka Vocal Slender, the guy featured prominently in the first part of the BBC documentary ‘welcome
to Lagos’ is about to transmute from scavenging at olusosun rubbish
dump in ojota Lagos to singing live at O2 arena in London – the same
arena where Michael Jackson was billed to perform before he died
Obuh is so focused on his music dreams and is not fazed by his economical
challenges. Obuh rummages through piles of rubbish to salvage valuable
plastics and metals which he sells and uses the monies from his sale to
invest in his dream. He has our respect and his story is remarkable.
Watch part I of his story below. Part 2 and 3 of BBC’s Welcome to Lagos
documentary airs on April22nd and 29th, 2010.
His true passion was MUSIC! He had big dreams of becoming a “vocal slender, lyrical inspector”! In the BBC documentary, Eric was featured recording his single “Owo Yapa”, and saving up money to buy new clothes and take photos for his album cover.
Against all odds, Eric has fulfilled his lifelong dream, not only on a national level, but on a global scale
The BBC 2 documentary has certainly changed this young man’s life forever. His debut single ‘ OWO YAPA’ is currently making waves worldwide..