By Aliyu Nuhu
Rahama Sadau has not hidden the fact that she is a cultural and religious rebel. But the laws guarantee her freedom, Nigeria is not Iran. So why bother yourselves about her dress mode? Leave that to her parents.
But for Rahama, she obviously never heard the dictum by John F Kennedy, that “if you try to copy something, you will end up being the caricature of that thing”. There is beauty in our cultural dresses. Other Kannywood actresses that stick to Islamic and Hausa mode of dresses are more beautiful, stylish and appealing. They are more salable abroad.
Check the most beautiful actresses in Kannywood. Momme Gombe, Fati Washa,Aisha Aliyu Tsamiya, Halima Atete, Maryam Waziri and Hadiza Gabon. They dress cultural. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder but I daresay Rahama is not in their league. While they are cultural icon, Rahama is just a western copycat. You can’t beat the white in their own game. It is the reason why our musicians are making headway by using pidgin and vernaculars.
Salif Keita uses Bambara language in most of his songs. He is the most celebrated musician from Africa. Fela used pidgin and Yoruba. He is the most popular musician from Nigeria.
