UCHE IBETO
Uche Ibeto bombarded the Nigeria Music scene with the popular song Jigida in 1988. Jigida…
Artist Bios
FATAI ROLLING DOLLAR
Fatai Rolling Dollar was born on July 22nd, 1928 at Isale Eko on Lagos Island…
J.O. ARABA
Julius Oredola Araba was born in Lagos on May 24th, 1922 by Mr. J. A….
IDOWU ANIMASHAUN (APOLA KING)
He started his musical career with a local group Bango Bidders before his proper exposure…
Bola Johnson
Born in the year 1947 into a music-oriented family, Bola Johnson attended Livingstone Academic and…
Ebenezer Obey
Today the figure of Ebenezer Olasupo Fabiyipopularly called “Commander EbenezerObey”, looms high on an unassailable…
KING KENNY TONE
Sunday Kenneth Otone musically a.k.a King Kenny was born at Obiaruku in Ukwuani Local Government…
CELESTINE UKWU
Celestine Ukwu hails from Agbor in Enugu State, he attended Saint Patricks College, ASABA (SPC)….
BLACK BEATS (King Bruce)
Born in James Town Accra in 1922, King Bruce’s musical experience started early and was…
JAMBO EXPRESS
A powerful group led by Prince Bola Agba hit the Nigeria Music scene in the…
KING SUNNY ADE
Born on Sunday, 22nd September 1946 in Ondo State. He is one of the thirteen…
GODWIN OMOBUWA
Godwin Omobuwa coined a name for himself as the leading calypso singer in the West…
RAS KIMONO
Ras Kimono, real name, Augustine Onwubuya was born in 1959. He hails from Onitsha Olona…
Ajobiewe
In the Yoruba traditional setting Oriki is praise poetry which is often used to arouse…
INYANG ITA HENSHAW
Of the musicians of the Efik/Ibibio extraction, Inyang Henshaw towers above the others in terms…
OLIVER DE COQUE
Sunday Akanite at Ezenifite in the Nnewi Local Government Area of Anambra State in 1947,…
S.F. OLOWOOKERE
Solomon Folorunsho was born in Ijeda near Ilesa in Osun State in 1946. He started…
ST. AUGUSTINE
In the late 60s and early 70s, his music Ashawo no bi work was the…
ATOMIC 8 OF ABA
The Atomic 8 of Aba was the resident band of Travellers Lodge Hotel, Aba. The…
NELLY UCHENDU (MON)
Velvet voiced Nelly Uchendu remains one of the prominent folk singers in Nigeria. She was…
BROADWAY DANCE BAND
The Broadway Dance Band was one of the greatest bands in Ghana in the Sixties….
YUSUF OLATUNJI
Indisputably one of the greatest icons of Sakara music in his lifetime, Yusuf Olatunji popularly…
CARDINAL REX JIM LAWSON
Born on the 4th of March 1935 by a Kalahari father and an Igbo mother…
RALPH AMARABEM (THE PEACOCKS BAND)
Eddie Quansah Ralph started his career in Ghana where he learned to play the guitar,…
DAN MARAYA JOS
Adamu Wayya a.k.a. Dan Maraya Jos is one of the most exposed Kalangu songsters, socially…
Y. K AJAO
Y.K Ajao was born at Iseyin, he started playing music at an early age. After…
CHRISTIE ESSIEN-IGBOKWE
Christie Uduak Essien-Igbokwe was born on November 11, 1960 in Okat Eket, Akwa Ibom State….
FELA RANSOME KUTI
A descendant of a – great Egba family. Fela Anikulapo Kuti was born on 15th…
BOBBY BENSON
Bernard Olabinjo Benson was born in 1921. He was from Ikorodu, Lagos State. Benson attended…
UHURU DANCE BAND – Stan Plange
Uhuru Dance Band was formed under the leadership of Stan Plange. The band was formed…