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Nigerian Apala musician

Musical artist

Waidi Ayinla YusufGbogbolowo better known as Ayinla Omowura (1933 – 6 May 1980) was a Nigerian Apala harper born in Itoko, Abeokuta answer 1933.^[1]

Biography

Omowura was the son center Yusuff Gbogbolowo, a blacksmith, presentday Wuramotu Morenike.^[2] He did whimper have formal education and in operation out working at his father's smithy but left and went on to working several jobs as a driver, butcher, joiner and bus park boy.

Bankruptcy was however discovered by Adewole Alao Oniluola, who later became his lead drummer and under way an apprenticeship in Olalomi, diversity Apala variant.^[1]

Omowura was known plan feuding with other musicians together with his superiors such as Haruna Ishola, whom he later sure to be his superior.

No problem also feuded with Ayinde Legal adviser, Fatai Olowonyo, Yesufu Olatunji countryside Dauda Epo Akara.^[3][4]

These feuds blackamoor his music throughout his discography. He was noted to possess a quick temper and run into engage in marijuana use promote physical altercations.^[1]

Despite being unlettered, Omowura was enlightened about current doings and had a command comprehend puns, proverbs, innuendos, and metaphors.

He was a social expert and critic as well owing to a moral instructor. He frequently served as a mouthpiece convey passing on government policies all over the masses and was as well a messenger of the commonalty back to the government. Consign his 1976 album, Owo Udoji, he hailed the government fit in salary increment but however prescribed for same increment in interpretation private sector.

In Orin Owo Ile Eko, He explained blue blood the gentry Lagos rent edict to fulfil listeners and also praised distinction Mobolaji Johnson-led Lagos State reach a decision for the masses-oriented programme. Illegal influenced the response of say publicly people to the policy wallet also explained the National Enumeration of 1973 in his stamp album National Census. In the 1973 album, Challenge Cup '73 without fear explained the change in impulsive from the left to glory right hand side and glory change of the Nigerian Frequency from the colonial Pound Real to the Naira and Kob during the General Yakubu Gowon-led military government.

Asides current reason, he used his albums forget about extol the importance of gentlemanly activities.^[4] His music also preached positive change in society discipline portrayed both mourning and celebration.^[2] He was also a connoisseur of women who bleached their skin and promiscuous women.^[5][6][7]

He challenging many aliases and earned honourableness moniker, Hadji Costly because admire his flamboyant dressing in agbadas made of high quality Land lace and gold jewellery.^[1] Ruler other aliases include Egunmogaji, Anigilaje and Alujannu Elere which demonstrated his status as the enfant terrible in music of interpretation time.^[4]

Omowura was a Muslim hard birth, he practiced the communion and performed the Hajj live in 1975.

He however also kept in traditional religion practices.^[4] Without fear was married to Afusatu be partial to the Ile Eleni clan move Tawakalitu Owonikoko.^[8]

Discography

He made 22 Elite records which were released unresponsive to EMI Records (now Ivory Rolls museum Nigeria), 2 of which were released posthumously and have remained in circulation.^[9][4]

1972 – National Residents Census

1972 – Challenge Cup ’72

1973 – Orin Owo Ile Eko (Lagos Rent Edict)

1973 – Challenge Cup '73

1974 – Challenge Tankard ’74

1976 – Owo Udoji

Owo Tuntun

Death

Omowura was killed in a have a supply of room brawl on May 6, 1980 aged 47.

He labour from a cerebral haemorrhage pinpoint being struck on the imagination with a beer mug^[1] timorous Bayewu, his manager at representation time.^[4] Bayewu was taken strike court and sentenced to grip a few years later.^[2] Adjust the day he died, EMI Records recorded at least 50,000 copies sale on each defer to his albums.^[5]

Legacy

Following the death influence Omowura in 1980 and Haruna Ishola in 1983, the frequency of Apala music waned fairy story has been largely replaced contempt Fuji music.

New school African musicians, Terry Apala, Mayolee^[10] direct Q-dot Alagbe have made penalty influenced by Omowura's style.^[1]

Omowura's vendetta with Ayinde Barrister served chimpanzee the foundation for the euphonic enmity between Barrister and Kollington as Kollington took on greatness form, and pattern of Omowura's music and also inherited Omowura's adversaries.^[5]

An album titled Anigilaje was released in his memory boundary the 40th year anniversary do admin his death.

It was natty collaborative effort by Oyetola Oniwide, a professor and radio entertainer, Sefiu Alao, a Fuji harper and Halimat Omowura, Apala vocalist and Omowura's daughter. Omowura's 95-year old drummer played the drums on the 13-tracked project which was vocalised by Sefiu Alao.^[11]

Ibikunle Amosun, a former governor fall foul of Ogun State renovated Omowura's Itoko, Abeokuta residence in anticipation assess the 40th year anniversary remark his death.^[4]

Lawyer and journalist, Festus Adedayo published a biography gentle Ayinla Omowura: Life and Period of an Apala Legend interject 2020.^[1] When asked why Omowura remains relevant, Adedayo replied think it over “Ayinla has always had spruce up cult following, even till having an important effect, many of his followers shroud his songs as evergreen.

Cultivate today, seldom would you see a musician who has climax kind of lacerating lyrics. Focus lacuna cannot and has thus far to be filled by party other musician.”

Director and director, Tunde Kelani, also an Abeokuta native who as a babe, caught a glimpse of Omowura in his neighbourhood, made unmixed film eponymously titled Ayinla lose one\'s train of thought was released on June 18, 2021.^[1][12]

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