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Jùjú is a style of Yoruba popular music, derived from traditional Yoruba percussion. The name juju from the Yoruba word "juju" or "jiju" meaning "throwing" or "something being thrown". Juju music did not derive its name from juju, which is a form of magic and the use of magic objects, common in West Africa, Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean and ...
This is a List of notable juju musicians in Nigeria. There are numerous genres of music in Nigeria. Some genres such as Jùjú music , Fuji music , Apala and Were music are peculiar to certain ethnic groups.
Yoruba music is the pattern/style of music practiced by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. It is perhaps best known for its extremely advanced drumming tradition and techniques, especially using the gongon [ 1 ] hourglass shape tension drums .
Juju Music is the 1982 major label debut of Nigerian jùjú band King Sunny Adé and His African Beats. It was produced by keyboard player Martin Meissonnier , who introduced synthesizers and Linn drums into Adé's established juju sound. [ 1 ]
His music is in the age-old tradition of singing poetic lyrics (ewi in Yoruba) and praise singing of dignitaries as well as components of Juju (traditional African belief) called the Ogede (casting of spells). Hence, Sunny Adé's music constitutes a record of the oral tradition of his people for posterity.
Tunde King (born 24 August 1910), was a Nigerian musician credited as the founder of Jùjú music.He had a great influence on Nigerian popular music. Lagos in the 1920s and 1930s was peopled by a mixture of local Yoruba people and returnees from the New World.
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General Prince Adekunle (1942-2017) was a Nigerian Jùjú musician.Born 22 October 1942, Adekunle was of Egba origin, from Abeokuta in Ogun State.Adekunle was a major innovator and force in the jùjú music scene, with his distinctive driving Afrobeat style.