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Haruna Ishola
From Vinyl to Viral: The Changing Face of Nigerian Artistes
Nigeria’s entertainment industry, particularly the music sector, has recently been experiencing significant all-round growth, driven by advanced musical equipment, the influence of social media, and other ongoing technological innovations. These factors have greatly impacted the ever-evolving industry in terms of audience reception and financial returns, against what the reality was several years ago. Years ago, […]
Ayinla Omowura: An Unreal Apala Talent, Voice
Ayinla Omowura, in his lifetime, contributed immensely to the growth, innovation and potency of music in society through his social commentaries, teachings, criticism and communication of government policies and other social issues he addressed with his musical prowess. Anigilaje, as he was fondly called, did not confine himself because of his inaccessibility to formal education; […]
Haruna Ishola: An Enduring Spirit Behind the Birth of Apala Music
Apala music, amongst the powerful music genres loved by all in Yoruba land today, was not all rosy from the get-go of its creation by the Apala king, Haruna Ishola Bello, following its struggles for acceptance and connection among the Yorubas and Nigeria as a whole. Born in 1919 in Igbaire, Oke-Sopin, Ijebu-Igbo, in present-day […]