Nigerian-born founding member of British reggae group, UB40, Tope Babayemi, has met his former band members who are currently on a US tour.
Babayemi, who relocated to the US last year, met with the group at a show in Dallas, Texas, where he now lives.
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“Brilliant Show! Big up guys! Great to have you in Dallas!” the 60-year-old wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.
Among those on the tour, which is part of the group’s 40th anniversary celebration, are founding members, Robin Campbell, Jimmy Brown, Norman Hassan and Earl Falconer.
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A prince from Gbongan in Osun State, Babayemi was one of the eight young men who formed UB40 in December 1978 in Birmingham, England.
He left the group in 1979 before they became a hit on the order of his father who insisted his son should not associate with a bunch of “undesirables”.
