OPINION: Music of Yester Years And Today's. By Hakeem Jamiu
Highlife music was the most popular in those days and the leading stars of this brand of music included Sir Victor Olaiya, Roy Chicago, Sir Adeolu Akinsanya a.k.a Baba Eto, Cardinal Jim Rex Lawson, Fela Anikulapo Kuti a.k.a Abami eda (the strange one), Dr. Orlando Owoh, Ade Wesco, Oriental Brothers, Oliver De Coque, Pop musicians of those days were, Chris Okotie with evergreen tunes like Caroline and Good bye teacher, Jide Obi with a tune like kill me with love, Felix Liberty with a tune like Lover Boy and Ifeoma. Later there was Tera Kota with the hit tune of 'Lamentation of Sodom'. One spectacular Highlife musician of that time was Sir Victor Olaiya who together with Sir I.k Dairo entertained the Queen of England during Nigeria's independence anniversary. Their tracks remain evergreen till date.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ghali Muhammed Adamu Jemilat-Baki Hamid Bobboyi Split Diamond Interchange Salaudeen Oyewale Labour Party Umar Sanda Yusuf Post Utme Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship Ishola Moses Abiodun PAACO-PCL Consortium Muyideen Ajani Bello Abdullah Janet Amudat Moshood Mustapha John Kehinde Salako Galland Marcias Mubarak Oladosu Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa Oke-Ero Rotimi Oyedepo George Innih Omu-aran Shade Omoniyi Sherif Shagaya Oloye Saka Isau Aliyu Umar Kola Adesina Roseline Oni Aremu Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet EndSARS AbdulGafar Tosho Oniwa Toyin Falola Oniwasi Agbaye Oyedepo Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem Zubair Folorunsho Erubu Sheikh Ridhwanullah 3MTT Smart School Old Oyo IDPU Ijagbo Health Centre Ogbondoroko The Herald Adanla-Irese Shonga Farm Project Assayomo Moshood Bakare Ayinke Saka Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu Modibbo Kawu Ilorin Durbar Shaaba Lafiagi Simeon Ajibola Kazeem Oladepo Kayode Alabi Oniye Kola Olota Gbemisola Saraki Kola Bukoye Olaitan Adefila Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Adegoke Bamidele Henry Makinwa Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan Victor Gbenga Yusuf IHS Towers NULGE Makama Rihanat Ajia Hassanat Bello Bola Magaji Dasuki Belgore Adamu B. Yaqubu

