A Special Tribute to A Loving Father: Timi Dakolo & Rilwan – Cry For You – Dedicated to Mazi Okpaleke
Posted on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 11:31 PMBy BellaNaija.com
The loss of a parent is one of the most painful things to experience. They raise and nurture us and our prayer is that they live long and experience beautiful moments with us. Perhaps playing with their grandchildren or being there for your graduation.
Sadly its not always picture perfect but we are grateful for a life well spent.
Madonna Okpaleke recently lost her dad and her brothers have found a unique way to pay tribute to their father – Late Mazi Julian Okpaleke.
The song is a joint effort of Elvis and Charles Okpaleke who instigated the idea of conjuring a song in remembrance of their father who was such a music lover. Timi Dakolo is close friends with Charles opted to make the song and recommended that Cobhams produce it. Rilwan, rapper and close friend of the family got on board when he heard the concept of the song and decided to grace it with his delicate rap words.
The song is evidence of what it feels like to lose someone so close to your heart.
Timi Dakolo and Rilwan recorded the song which is entitled “Cry For You” and was produced by Cobhams.
It is a powerfully moving yet soothing song. We pray that all those who have experienced loss find peace and are assured with the knowledge that their loved ones are in a better place.
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Tags: cobhams, Madonna Okpaleke, Rilwan, timi dakolo
SURPRISED DRZ NO COMMENT YET, ITS A RIL GUD SONG, TIMI Z PRETTY TALENTED, WE WAITING ON HZ ALBUM. p.s sometymz its gud 2 cry n let it all out
Eya.. Beautiful song. May his soul rest in peace.
hmmmm…nice
Not that bad….
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i think this is such a lovely song and yeah, im surprised that there are few comments
Hmm. God bless my dad forever. may his soul n that of all faithfuls departed continue to enjoy repose till we meet to part no more.
Hey Bella, cant listen to the song cos ‘file not found’. Please help me.Wanna hear the song. Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeeee.
Beautiful song. Timi, the world anxiously awaits your album!
May his soul rest in peace… The song is very moving….
This is sooo cool!!! Sorry for ur loss, Okpalekes!!
I keep playin dis song and tears r running down my eyes!! Gosh!! i havent lost anyone but feels like i have!!! i love u timit and thanks alot for this song!!! GOSH!!
lost my mum recently so so so sad
This is great…we need more songs like this to show appreciation of life…timi nice one…rilwan…real smooth
Lovely rap! Who’s this Rilwan dude? He’s with PLAY records rit? Kai bad ass combination men! Timi and Rilwan this song doesn’t sound like is nigerian! Good job
Heard d song really gd song.song is dench lost some1 close so it made a lot of sense.big ups to timi and rilwan 4 dis.
This is a really moving song. Its the type of song you wanna play over and over again. Maddy, God be with you and yours.
Song has bn on replay since I got the link yesterday!!!beautiful track!Daddy Okpaleke,may you continue to rest in peace and may the wonderful family you left behind find every moment of your life worth celebrating!!!God bless Timi&Rilwan,God bless the Okpalekes,God bless all of us…Amen..xx
this song is so deep, i love it.
pls ow can i download this MUSIC i rily LOVE it cos i JUST LOST my AUNTY. ND WOULD LOVE TO PLAY IT @ HER FUNERAL.
nice comment people… wonderful song. If n wen eva Timi releases his album, ill def buy a lot of it. i love d guy (musically)…
I knew Elvis when i was in Abuja and attended school with his sister Helga and brother Charles. It’s really sad to hear that they lost their dad, particularly hearing it like this for the first time.
I wish them all the best as they mourn their loss, the song is very moving.
Beautiful. Just Beautiful.
i love this song. can’t stop listenin to it
I love this song and was almost in tears while listening to it. I attended high school with Helga and its so sad hearing the loss of your dad whom you loved so much and was no doubt a role model. I pray God grant you all the heart to bear the loss. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. AMEN!!!
THIS IS SO NICE! To a beloved uncle, we miss you so much. Timi and Rilwan God bless you , I can’t stop listening to the song.
LOVE THIS SONG! Lyrics,vocals and production top notch. Fitting tribute for a great man, husband and father!.
Helga and Madonna….keep your heads up babes…love u guys!!
May his soul rest in perfect peace. News of his death was such a shock to me.
Hey Madonna, sorry for ur loss oh. My condolences to u and ur family
this is a great song…full of remorse and heart felt emotion…nice work timi and rilwan…splendid
rilwaaannn……i see you…this is a great effort..and timi’s voice is heaven sent
Awesome!!! Timi you rock big time…U are “IT”
Rilwan, mayne this is nice! little steps
Amazing song! May the soul of the departed RIP…
so so sad!!!!!!!!!!!! may his soul REST IN PEACE God bless ur family @ivorymanilov
Wow!dis is a hot new single!
Very nice Jam! Great honour for a Great Man.
very touching, Rilwan is one to watch out for!
Tuuuuuuuuuunnnnneee!!!!!
Wow, this is a very deep song. I love eet!
Wow, just seeing this. I can hear the grief in the song. Sigh.
Been waiting for a deep song like this to come out for a while now… Nice job!
Lovely song!!! we need more of this in the naija music scene.
I have this song on replay!
Beautiful dedication…. Very beautiful.
Finally got this song on my ipod today, can someone say REPLAY??!!!
Lovely, lovely, lovely song!
thats a jam right there..
very deep. I love it mehn.
Gone too soon. Nice job rilwan.
SIGH… this right here is music.
JAM!!!
love it!
Thumbs up to the two artistes.
this is good music,
all i can say is WOW! good music.
Very very good job guys. I’m proud.
Rest in peace Dad.
…beautiful song. I knew the man..and it’s hard not to cry after listening to this. Mazi, we’ll see you when we get there.
so so soulful….timi can song sing…lolss..alwys on repeat wen i jst feel lyk crying fr woteva…amazing therapeutic effect it gives..cry sumtyms y’all
au do i get to download diz song cos i too lost a darling father,i mean one in a millions,if i had to choose ova and ova,hmmmmmmmmmmmm! i will alwayz choose you daddy,tankz to yu timi and partner,please au do i get to download and also wud love to meet you to sing plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz,i think i love singing but nid a motivator like yu guyz ,plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A great song indeed,pls TIMI, can I get the lyrics of this song
A song I listen to when I miss my wondeful bro who left us 28/8/2008.its a reminder of how great he was like mazi julian okpaleke. Today makes it 4 years rest in peace IBRAHIM OLADAPO MAJEKODUNMI.