Abass Akande Obesere (born January 20, 1965) also known by his stage name Omo Rapala, is a Nigerian artist, Singer and record producer who is a native of
Ibadan
Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...
, the largest city in
Western Nigeria
The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the old region.
In 1976, the state was subdivided into thre ...
. A popular
Fuji Fuji may refer to:
Places China
* Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan
Japan
* Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan
* Fuji River
* Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture
* Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefec ...
musician, Obesere forced his way into the limelight through his unusual music style and slangs usage that throws his fans into a frenzy. Following the paths of other successful musicians such as
Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Obesere also has taken his own brand of
Fuji music
Fújì is a popular Yoruba musical genre. It arose from the improvisational wéré music, also known as ajísari (meaning "waking up for sari"), a genre of music performed to wake Muslims before dawn during the Ramadan fasting season. Alhaji Si ...
all over the world. He was initially signed with
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
but moved onto other labels after payment disputes. For most of his musical career, he had a long-time rivalry with
K1 De Ultimate
K1 De Ultimate (born Wasiu Omogbolahan Olasunkanmi Adewale Ayinde Marshal , 3 March 1957), is a Nigerian Fuji musician. He popularized a brand of the fuji genre based on the work of the fuji creator Ayinde Barrister known as Talazo fuji that a ...
who is also a popular Fuji musician.
He is currently signed with Mayors Ville Entertainment an artiste management firm, a subsidiary of Maxgolan Entertainment Group, a record company located in
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...
, Nigeria.
Alhaji Obesere survived a ghastly
car accident at
Ijebu-Ode
Ijebu-Ode is a town in Ogun State, South Western geopolitical zone in Nigeria, close to the A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road north-east of Lagos; it is within of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Ogun State and p ...
in his Lexus jeep LX470 on his way to
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...
. The accident occurred on Sunday April 8, 2012 at about 7:30pm. Report had it that the artiste and 2 other passengers only sustained injuries and were immediately transferred to Orisunbare Hospital, Jakande Isolo, Lagos.
Discography
Albums
*"Introduction"
*"Oodua"
*"Diplomacy"
*Elegance
*"Live in Europe"
*"Asakasa" (Sony)
*"O.B.T.K" (Sony)
*"Mr. Teacher" (Sony)
*"Omorapala Overthrow" (Dudu Heritage)
*"American Faaji Series 1&2" (Dudu Heritage)
*Mr Teacher
*"His Excellency" (Bayowa)
*"Egungun Be Careful (Bayowa)
*"Old Skool Lape" (Bayowa)
*"Apple Juice" (Bayowa)
*"Okokoriko" (Bayowa)
*"Obaadan" (Bayowa)
*"Effissy" (Corporate Pictures)
*"Confirmation" (Corporate Pictures)
*New Face
*Jaforie
*Alaimore (Ingrate)
*Mr Magic
Singles
Egungun Be Careful*Baby Mi sexy
*Murderer
*EKO
*Paraga (ft Fayrous)
*Ebelesua (ft
Olamide)
*Mobinu tan
*Emi ni
*Basira
*Slow Slow (Remix)
*Ja Fo rie (ft
Reminisce)
*Ibi ni ma kusi (ft Mz Kizz)
*Ki nan so (ft
9ice
9ice, born Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande (born 17 January 1980), is a Nigerian musician, songwriter and dancer. He is known for his powerful use of the Yoruba language in his music as well as his proverbial lyrics and unique style of deliv ...
)
*Obesere tilo
*Alhaji (ft Seriki)
*Ki nan so (ft
9ice
9ice, born Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande (born 17 January 1980), is a Nigerian musician, songwriter and dancer. He is known for his powerful use of the Yoruba language in his music as well as his proverbial lyrics and unique style of deliv ...
) (Remix)
*Baby mi (Ft 2star)
*Wind E
*E ma le won
*GBO se yen so
*Asakasa
*O.B.T.K
*Mr Teacher
*Ileke Idi
*Omo iku
*Mr Teacher part II
*Baba Baba Tide
*Amin ase
*Ibaje
See also
*
List of Nigerian musicians
This is a list of Nigerian musicians.
Only notable individuals are included here; for groups, see List of Nigerian musical groups. Names are to be arranged by the first letter of Wikipedia reference.
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* 2face Idibia - hip hop and R&B ...
References
External links
Website with pictures of performances by Fuji Musicians including Abass Akande Obesere
Yoruba musicians
Nigerian male musicians
Living people
Musicians from Ibadan
Yoruba-language singers
1965 births
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