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| Born | 1966 Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Occupation | songwriter |
Bola Abimbola- a Nigerian singer/songwriter, born in 1966 in Lagos. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with Debuted professionally as a songwriter and producer for young Nigerian artists, including Daddy Showkey, Saheed Osupa and Pasuma.
In 1997, he released his first recording as a solo act, titled, “Buyanga”, which earned him the honor of being named “Artist of the Year” at Nigeria’s Fame Awards in 1998. His talents then caught the attention of King Sunny Ade, who invited Bola to tour with him as a guest artist and backing vocalist. King Sunny Adé ( Sunday Adeniyi, born September 22 1946) is a popular performer of Yoruba Nigerian Jùjú music. Bola appeared with Sunny on his 1999 world tour and at several WOMAD (World of Music, Arts, and Dance) festivals. World of Music Arts and Dance ( WOMAD) is a festival started in Shepton Mallet, England in 1982 King Sunny Ade’s most recent recording, Seven Degrees North (2000), also features Bola’s voice.
After leaving Sunny’s band, Bola relocated to the United States to study and share influence with American musicians. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He completed another album, titled, “Kekerenke”, which was released in Nigeria in 2000, and reflects his love of American Rhythm and Blues. With an enthusiasm for worldliness and all things percussion, Bola has been recording and touring with other like-minded artists, such as Grammy-winning Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju, (Babatunde Olatunji, Mickey Hart) and master conguero Giovanni Hidalgo (Tito Puente, Paul Simon, Eddie Palmieri). Sikiru Adepoju is a percussionist and recording artist from Nigeria, primarily in the genres of traditional African music and World music. Babatunde Olatunji ( April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian Drummer educator social activist and recording Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. Giovanni Hidalgo "Mañenguito" (born March 9, 1963) is an educator and percussionist associated with Latin jazz. Tito Puente Sr, ( April 20, 1923 &ndash May 31, 2000) born Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is a Grammy Award award winning Puerto Rican American Pianist, Bandleader and
Stylistically, Bola Abimbola is known for his versatility, equally comfortable with: traditional Nigerian genres of Juju, Highlife, and Apala; contemporary African popular music, like Afrobeat and Fuji; plus American Pop and R&B. Juju is a word of West African origin that refers to the supernatural power ascribed to an object Highlife is a Musical genre that originated in Ghana and spread to Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 1920s and other West African He has even made successful forays into Reggae, Soca, Soukous, and Electronica. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Soukous (also known as Lingala or Congo, and previously as African rumba) is a Musical genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range
Bola currently resides in Denver, Colorado. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States He performs regularly throughout the United States, and has most recently finished a full-length album, Ara Kenge, his first U. S. solo release, draws from the best of Bola’s traditional music experience, and merges it with contemporary styles and recording techniques. It features a cast of diverse, talented and noteworthy musicians, rich vocal harmonies, traditional Yoruba percussion, Afrobeat groove, and a touch of pop song structure and production.
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