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Like every young lad who wanted his dream to come true, J. Martins had fled home following a disagreement with his father over his choice of a career.

In fact, the conflict had escalated to a point the young man’s life was threatened by an ex-Biafran soldier father who pulled a gun and shot at him for daring to consider music as a profession.

To make ends meet, J Martins picked up a menial job, first a canteen hand, before graduating to become a bus conductor.

But like a prodigal son he soon got tired of living the streets and returned to the Onitsha home he shared with six other siblings. But his unrepentant father was not through with him yet, as he was pulled out of school and disowned as a son.

Like the proverbial cow with no tail and God helped chase away flies, J.Martins found a redeemer in the minister in whose Church he cuts his teeth as a teenage drummer.

The rest is history, as J Martins is not only a house hold name in Nigeria but in Africa where he has travelled extensively playing concerts, entertaining several African Presidents and top celebrities. The icing on the cake was playing at Monaco, France at the wedding of Chelsea haymaker, Didier Drogba.

Today, he’s carved a niche for himself as the only Nigerian to have the most collaboration with other African musicians.

He spoke to Showtime celebrity on his new project and latest musical works.

What are you up to these days? I heard you were in Angola?

I was in Angola to make my new video with one of Africa’s youngest and finest musician Kaboo Snoop who is also from Angola. And from there I had to leave for Sao Tome and the Praecipe because the President of that country was starting his campaign. They had to track me all the way from Lagos to Angola in other for me to perform in their country.

In fact that wasn’t in my agenda when I left for Angola, but because they needed my presence in there, I was issued with a Sao Tome visa in Angola, which was unusual.

Some Like It Hot! Nse Ikpe Etim & Bryan Okwara cover the August ...

The August 2011 issue of WOW! Magazine is sizzling hot with Nigerian actress Nse Ikpe Etim and Nigerian model/former Mr Nigeria, Bryan Okwara gracing the cover in swimwear.

Nse definitely has one of the fittest figures in the Nigerian movie industry!

This issue of WOW! includes interview with the cover girl and guy as well as other interesting features and articles. Nollywood Director, Moses Inwang also makes the feature list – in his interview, he talked about being a “young, fearless, radical” on the Nollywood scene.

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