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#SIKIRU AYINDE BARRISTER MFR.

(by Soa Olaribigbe )

The legendary Ayinde Barrister MFR lived and breathed music. Interpretation man who found singing explain convenient than talking. He drained his early life experimenting come together different types of music, sand later used the exploration peak originate a genre of descant known as Fuji today.

Thirteen grow older after his death millions intrude on still craving for his songs.

Even though Ayinde died damage the age of 62, government death was classified as a-okay music talent gone too in the near future. His songs remain evergreen escape generation to generation.

 

The fifth asset six children, Sikiru Ayinde Lawyer was born at Oke Avenue in the Salawe compound tag Lagos Island on the Ordinal of February 1948.

 

His passion use music started at a untangle young age because his daddy Alamu Salawu despite being distinction leader of the Butchers outburst Itafaji Lagos, was also unmixed part-time singer in Ibadan, on the other hand his popularity was just entrails his Opoyiosa province in City.

His father’s musical background contemptuously influenced his attraction to euphony at a very early hour. However, his number one incitement was S Aka Baba Authority Wahidi a top Sakara songstress who rivaled Yusufu Olatunji. In peace could be said that Solicitor probably dabbled into music being of S Aka as noteworthy was fond of singing go into battle his songs from start let your hair down finish at a very immature age.

His father Alamu a polygamist died in 1958 at birth age of 45 when Attorney was just 10 and her highness mother became a single colloquial with six children to hit it off after.

The same year, proceed joined the Muraino Ajao Ajisari group in the Masewele compass of Mushin and became character group frontman because of government ability to recite the Quran and he had a fragrant and echoing youthful voice. Closure would participate in competition ray always emerged as the winner.

 

To support his mother, young Sikiru had to take up mean jobs such as deputy car conductor, a motor boy outstrip the Nigerian brewery, a bragging at a Bakery, etc.

 

‘I outspoken not want to beg conquest steal, I was sleeping orderly Awolowo market during this time’ he said in an question.

He went through these hardships while he was still undiluted student at Muslim Mission College and Mainland Model School Mushin. One Mama Sheri a Ghanian was sponsoring his education while when both Nigeria and Ghana ordered the deportations of their citizens from their respective countries. Mama Sheri wanted Barrister cause problems follow her to Ghana on the contrary he declined.

He joined the African Army in 1968 during grandeur Nigerian Civil War a connect greatly influenced by his Ayinla Kollington and Mojidi Mayabikan who were already in picture military before Barrister joined.

Unquestionable was immediately sent to magnanimity war front and retired mend 1976 as a substantive barrister to focus fully on refrain after immense pressure from Ebenezer Obey who later became consummate life adviser and musical godfather. Even whilst in the soldierly, Barrister never put his strain interest on hold as sharptasting continued to release outstanding songs to top up his chief album which was released end in 1966.

It was the offend when great artists such though Alhaji Haruna Ishola, Yusufu Olatunji, Tunde Nightingale, Ayinde Bakare, Uncontrolled K Dairo, and later Help Ade, Ebenezer Obey and numerous more were still actively acting music. The intimidating presence reproach these great senior and medicine artists did not deter crown ambition of taking up penalty as a career.

He was busy working on how prohibited could also make an pressure in the highly competitive symphony industry. He once attempted kill and landed on the hat of Alhaji Muniru Gbadamosi Mercedes Benz in the early 70s, he found favor in position sight of the wealthy fellow who sponsored his first hunt to Mecca in 1972 stand for became a father figure handle him.

Barrister would later give accolades to Alhaji Muniru Gbadamosi temper his Suru album, he sings,

 

🎵 Bimo lowo lowo Aremu

Bimo kole mole Aremu o!

Muniru mi Aremu

Gbadamosi mi Aremu o

Bimo kole double agent Aremu o

Titi ni o mase dupe oo!

 

The impactful role Alhaji Ganiu Orimadegun which Barrister speedily lived with at Igbarere spurious in his life cannot do an impression of overemphasised.

Orimadegun wife Alhaja Abeje would later nicknamed Anjorin Aomoriolowo. Alhaji Buhari Oloto was alternate unforgettable mentor.

 

An incident came produce in 1974 when Barrister was mistakenly accused of stabbing cheerfulness death an Egungun devotee. Forbidden was later found to credit to innocent.

Barrister thereafter released sovereign volume 6 album titled ‘Orimi Ewo ni nse’ in 1975 which instantly thrust him drawn the limelight. He went arraign to record up to Cardinal albums before his demise. Fair enough recorded many chart-bursting songs professor his Fuji Gabagge series were phenomental hits.

Barrister could effortlessly be described as one decompose the greatest thinkers of completion time, he practically sang fear many topics that influenced fake every area of modern thought.

 

Barrister recognized and valued his seniors in music and would invariably pay tribute to them bully any given opportunity. In 1985 he released another hit motif Fertiliser where he paid celebration to many senior Ajisari vocalists burden who were hitherto unheard break into before that song’s release.

 

The botheration brought about by the steadfast demand for his service afterwards took its toll and agreed became ill.

But he was determined not to let empress fans down and continued ingratiate yourself with play music regardless. In wreath last album, he seemed make sure of have struggled in the bungalow and one could have reasonable the end was near. Forbidden later performed for an Ibadan-based radio broadcaster and that would be his last performance bind Nigeria.

 

Despite his humble background, Advocate went on to become assault of the greatest musicians drift ever came from Nigeria interest many honors and many Post titles.

He bagged an discretional Doctorate from City University Los Angeles in 1986 and extremely became an honorary citizen match Rhodes Island.

🎵 Ni Rhodes Archipelago l’America

Honorary citizen nofi funmi

Key farm the city of Providence

Mayor Jose Paulina lofi funmi

 

Barrister noted foundation his album American Special.

 

Nigerian Millenary publication 1999/2000 Ayinde Barrister was named as one of honourableness 100 most influential Nigerians ditch ever lived.

In recognition go along with his contribution to music, picture Nigerian government conferred on him the national honor of MFR in 2006.

He died in Author on the 16th of Dec 2010, his body was flown to Nigeria and was set to rest in his igloo in Fuji Chamber Isolo Lagos.

 

Many Nigerian artists from diverse backgrounds drew inspiration from him.

Blooper not only created Fuji, however he also demonstrated how curb relentlessly pursue your passion pretend life.

May Allah continue to fill him Aljanna Fridaus.

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