# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/majek-fashek
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:57:58.907Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/majek-fashek"
name: "Majek Fashek"
slug: "majek-fashek"
description: "Majekodunmi Fasheke, known professionally as Majek Fashek, was a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His 1988 album Prisoner of Conscience included the single \"Send Down the Rain\", which won six PMAN Music Awards. Also known as The Rainmaker, he collaborated with various artists worldwide, including Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, and Beyoncé."
tagline: "Nigerian musician (1963-2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Majek_Fashek.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1963"
deathDate: "2020-06-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.19
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.31123466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7930540/"
    handle:    "nm7930540"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%83"
    title: "ماچيك فاشيك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kai.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://knc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%DA%A9"
    title: "ماجیک فاشیک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Majek Fashek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Majek_Fashek"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ce1e63df-5d87-4618-8ad0-61aff87290e6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124631"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump