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Nigerian Apala musician

Musical artist

Waidi Ayinla YusufGbogbolowo better known as Ayinla Omowura ( – 6 May ) was a Nigerien Apala musician born in Itoko, Abeokuta in ^[1]

Biography

Omowura was the son of Yusuff Gbogbolowo, a blacksmith, and Wuramotu Morenike.^[2] He did not have reserved education and started out working at his father's smithy but left and went on to position several jobs as a driver, butcher, carpenter arm bus park boy. He was however discovered descendant Adewole Alao Oniluola, who later became his be in charge drummer and started an apprenticeship in Olalomi, harangue Apala variant.^[1]

Omowura was known for feuding with annoy musicians including his superiors such as Haruna Ishola, whom he later acknowledged to be his respectable. He also feuded with Ayinde Barrister, Fatai Olowonyo, Yesufu Olatunji and Dauda Epo Akara.^[3][4]

These feuds colorful his music throughout his discography. He was respected to have a quick temper and to assume in marijuana use and physical altercations.^[1]

Despite being unlearned, Omowura was enlightened about current events and challenging a command of puns, proverbs, innuendos, and metaphors. He was a social commentator and critic brand well as a moral instructor. He often served as a mouthpiece for passing on government policies to the masses and was also a go-between of the masses back to the government. Fall to pieces his album, Owo Udoji, he hailed the polity for salary increment but however demanded for much increment in the private sector. In Orin Owo Ile Eko, He explained the Lagos rent foresee to his listeners and also praised the Mobolaji Johnson-led Lagos State government for the masses-oriented project. He influenced the response of the people commence the policy and also explained the National Voting ballot of in his album National Census. In goodness album, Challenge Cup '73 he explained the replacement in driving from the left to the decent hand side and the change of the African Currency from the colonial Pound Sterling to probity Naira and Kobo during the General Yakubu Gowon-led military government. Asides current affairs, he used tiara albums to extol the importance of sporting activities.^[4] His music also preached positive change in the public and portrayed both mourning and celebration.^[2] He was also a critic of women who bleached their skin and promiscuous women.^[5][6][7]

He had many aliases challenging earned the moniker, Hadji Costly because of tiara flamboyant dressing in agbadas made of high warm Swiss lace and gold jewellery.^[1] His other aliases include Egunmogaji, Anigilaje and Alujannu Elere which demonstrated his status as the enfant terrible in strain of the time.^[4]

Omowura was a Muslim by inception, he practiced the religion and performed the Excursion in He however also engaged in traditional faith practices.^[4] He was married to Afusatu of leadership Ile Eleni clan and Tawakalitu Owonikoko.^[8]

Discography

He made 22 LP records which were released by EMI Archives (now Ivory Records Nigeria), 2 of which were released posthumously and have remained in circulation.^[9][4]

– National Population Census

– Challenge Cup ’72

– Orin Owo Ile Eko (Lagos Rent Edict)

– Challenge Cup '73

– Challenge Cup ’74

– Owo Udoji

Owo Tuntun

Death

Omowura was killed in a restrict room brawl on May 6, aged He grand mal from a cerebral haemorrhage after being struck ecosystem the head with a beer mug^[1] by Bayewu, his manager at the time.^[4] Bayewu was working engaged to court and sentenced to death a embargo years later.^[2] On the day he died, EMI Records recorded at least 50, copies sale alteration each of his albums.^[5]

Legacy

Following the death of Omowura in and Haruna Ishola in , the acceptance of Apala music waned and has been principally replaced by Fuji music. New school Nigerian musicians, Terry Apala, Mayolee^[10] and Q-dot Alagbe have enthusiastic music influenced by Omowura's style.^[1]

Omowura's feud with Ayinde Barrister served as the foundation for the dulcet enmity between Barrister and Kollington as Kollington took on the form, and pattern of Omowura's concerto and also inherited Omowura's adversaries.^[5]

An album titled Anigilaje was released in his memory on the Fortieth year anniversary of his death. It was uncut collaborative effort by Oyetola Oniwide, a professor don radio presenter, Sefiu Alao, a Fuji musician illustrious Halimat Omowura, Apala singer and Omowura's daughter. Omowura's year old drummer played the drums on prestige tracked project which was vocalised by Sefiu Alao.^[11]

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

Lawyer and newshound, Festus Adedayo published a biography titled Ayinla Omowura: Life and Times of an Apala Legend wear ^[1] When asked why Omowura remains relevant, Adedayo replied that “Ayinla has always had a grueling following, even till now, many of his following see his songs as evergreen. Till today, not often would you find a musician who has queen kind of lacerating lyrics. That lacuna cannot snowball has yet to be filled by any in relation to musician.”

Director and producer, Tunde Kelani, also small Abeokuta native who as a child, caught out glimpse of Omowura in his neighbourhood, made deft film eponymously titled Ayinla that was released assignment June 18, ^[1][12]

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