Abibu Oluwa was a Nigerian musician known who was an early exponent of the Yoruba musical genre,
Sakara. He is regarded as the first breakout start of musical genre music.
Oluwa was prominent in the late 1920s and 1930s when he recorded for
Odeon
Odeon may refer to:
Ancient Greek and Roman buildings
* Odeon (building), ancient Greek and Roman buildings built for singing exercises, musical shows and poetry competitions
* Odeon of Agrippa, Athens
* Odeon of Athens
* Odeon of Domitian, Rome
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, HMV and Parlophone Records.
His recordings with Odeon were one of the earliest Yoruba musical recordings; he sang many praise songs of Lagos elites of his time.
Sakara musicians Yusuf Olatunji and Lefty Salami were members of his band. Olatunji joined his band in the late 1920s.
Discography
Source:
* ''Macaulay Ati Tijani Oluwa,'' Yoruba (Sakara) and ''Buraimoh Eku,'' Yoruba (Sakara). Odeon A 248505
* ''Alli Balogun, Alli Oloko,'' Yoruba (sakara) and ''Sanni Adewale,'' Sakara. Odeon A 248506
* ''Ni Jo Ti AkoAko Daiye,'' Yoruba (sakara) and ''Raji Fujah''. Odeon A 248507
* O''rin Eshubayi'', Yoruba and ''Tukuru Ajibabi''. Odeon A 248534
* ''Orin Alake Oba Abeokuta'' and ''Orin Oshodi''. Odeon A 248535
References
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Nigerian musicians
Yoruba musicians