Soulful Nigerian singer, Olawale Ashimi better known as Brymo has averred that he wore G-string in the visuals for ‘Heya’ to explain Africa’s sense of fashion before the advent of colonial influences.
‘Heya’ is a track off ‘Oṣó‘, his sixth studio album.
G-string — a narrow piece of fabric, leather or satin that covers or holds the genitals, passes between the buttocks, and mostly worn around the hips — is common among ladies.
Brymo astonished many of his fans when he was captured in the music video clad in G-string while playing a piano. The development which was revisited recently stirred reactions on social media.
A Twitter user with the name @steph_dera, had asked about what informed the singer’s choice of the dress for the video.
“Why was Brymo wearing a G-string?,” the Twitter user had asked.
Answering the question, the singer noted that his choice of G-string was to demonstrate Africa’s actual way of dressing before clothes and other attires were introduced to the continent.
“Because that was the height of advancement in clothing across the continent before others came and gave us real clothes, and we’ve never evolved past that period… take the imported piano and bridges and cars and high rises in our cities and all that’s left is the loincloth,” he wrote on Twitter.