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A Bus Conductor Awarded by CommonWealth of Nations; SIKIRU AYINDE BARRISTER.
Sikiru Ololade Balogun Barrister was born Feb. 9, 1948.
He started off as a conductor working on buses transporting people between Idi-Oro and Ajegunle as recorded in his evergreen song ...
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Sikiru Ololade Balogun Barrister was born Feb. 9, 1948.
He started off as a conductor working on buses transporting people between Idi-Oro and Ajegunle as recorded in his evergreen song ...
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... titled “Reality”. He would later become a motor boy at Nigerian Breweries and then had short service at Nigerian Military. He started singing professionally in 1965 and recorded his first album the following year.
He resigned from Nigeria Military after the ...
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He resigned from Nigeria Military after the ...
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... civil war to become a full time musician with a band of 34 people which included percussionists and vocalists knows as the “Supreme Fuji Commander”.
In 1985, at the age of 37, he bagged an honorary doctorate degree from City University Los Angeles (CULA) ...
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In 1985, at the age of 37, he bagged an honorary doctorate degree from City University Los Angeles (CULA) ...
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... consequently upon a chart bustling album “Aiye” which he did in Disney World 1980.
His description of the wonders of Disney World locates in Orlando, USA upon his visit to the tourist center and the lessons for Africa not only raised the profile of Disney ...
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His description of the wonders of Disney World locates in Orlando, USA upon his visit to the tourist center and the lessons for Africa not only raised the profile of Disney ...
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... World but also raised awareness about economic and technological development in Nigeria. The album was translated into English language and printed in CULA.
In 1989, he was awarded honorary citizenship and key to the City Providence, USA.
He was also ...
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In 1989, he was awarded honorary citizenship and key to the City Providence, USA.
He was also ...
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... awarded as the best traditional musician in Nigeria by Professional Musician of Nigeria due to the success of Fuji garbage.
In 1989, he was honoured as the Musical Legend at the CommonWealth during his European summer tour by British based Nigerian National ...
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In 1989, he was honoured as the Musical Legend at the CommonWealth during his European summer tour by British based Nigerian National ...
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... Union. The award was presented to him by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the then Secretary General of CommonWealth of Nations.
In 2006, he was given the title of member of the order of Music Federal Republic (MFR).
For Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Fuji was a tool for ...
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In 2006, he was given the title of member of the order of Music Federal Republic (MFR).
For Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Fuji was a tool for ...
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... for moral teachings, and historical guidance. You hardly listen to him and not learn new things; religion propagation, current affairs, political and social commentaries and protest warnings.
Sikiru Ayinde Barrister died in Dec. 2010 after a prolonged illness.
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Sikiru Ayinde Barrister died in Dec. 2010 after a prolonged illness.
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