After battling a long time illness, Nigerian music legend and reggae king Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly called Majek Fashek, is dead. Majek Fashek was born on March 7, 1963 in Benin City to an Edo mother and a Yoruba father but identifies with his Benin root. Fashek was married to Rita Fashek who inspired the song Without You; the couple had four children but has since divorced. Some of his musical works include Prisoner of Conscience that featured multiple award-winning tracks Send Down The Rain (1988), Little Patience, Spirit of Love, I & I Experience, So long too long, Rainmaker, Weep Not Children and Rasta Ganstar. Here are 10 things you probably did not know about Majek the Rainmaker: 1. Majek Fashek various translations of his name Fasheke (Ifa-Kii-she-eke) include “high priest who does not lie” , “powers of miracles” and “(system or medium of) divination does not lie”. 2. After Majek’s parents separated, Fashek remained in Benin City with his mother and joined the cho