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DIFFERENCE MAKER
OUR VALLEY SANTA CLARITA
MEAKU
Award-Winning Songwriter, International
Recording Artist, Producer and
Humanitarian
Chibuike Franklyn Omeaku, better known as Meaku, is a
Nigerian-American award-winning songwriter, international
recording artist, producer, model and humanitarian. He was
raised in a very spiritual home, where he was taught
unconditional love, family values, and the value of
education.
After a rough childhood in Inglewood, California, where his
African culture was belittled, Meaku visited Africa for the first
time as an eleven year old. “It was the scariest moment of
my life,” he said. “There was chaos everywhere!”
Returning to Inglewood, Meaku studied hard and worked
hard and soon learned his God-given talent: music. He
wrote songs, produced records and performed as a vocalist.
But before being blessed he found himself cursed. Short of
money and with no time to have a job (due to his music
activities), Meaku fell in with the "wrong crowd" and was
spiraling downhill fast. "And then God blessed me with a life
changing event: the birth of my daughter, Symphony."
After that, Meaku joined his mother in a 54 Day Novena
where they prayed together sitting in the dark every night
from midnight to 2:00AM for 54 days. He felt the closeness
of his mother and the bond with God.
He then visited Uganda. “I was expecting the Africa that I
had visited as a boy and instead found the most inspiring
things. There was warmth, passion and love all around. I
was inspired to put all my feelings of that time into my
music.”
What does the future hold for Meaku? "I have a new video
coming out called, Summer Love, and I want to continue
doing performances. Perhaps I can do one in Santa Clarita."
Meaku, my friend, I can arrange it.
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