We Recorded Hit Songs Olufunmi, Runaway With N10,000, Says Tunde

Tunde, a former member of Styl Plus, has revealed how the boy band group recorded their 2005 hit song, ‘Olufunmi’, with just N10,000.

Tunde, now a solo artiste, made this known in a recent edition of Afrobeats Podcast.

Reminiscing on the genesis of Styl Plus, Tunde explained that the group had gone for a show and were rehearsing their songs backstage when their manager walked in and encouraged them to record ‘Olufunmi’ at first hearing.

“There was a comedy show in Abuja, and we got on stage in our pam slippers because, for us, music wasn’t about packaging—it was all about passion,” Tunde recalled. “We performed two songs, and the crowd went wild. That’s when we realised people genuinely loved our music. The guy approached us afterward and said, ‘Can you come back next month?’ Then he handed us five thousand naira.”

He continued, “The next month, he paid us ten thousand naira, and, believe me, it was that ten thousand naira that we took to the studio to record ‘Olufunmi’ and ‘Runaway’. The rest is history.”