Bola Abimbola
Bola Abimbola
Bola Abimbola is a vocalist, recording artist, and record producer from Lagos, Nigeria.[1][2]
Musical career
Bola Abimbola's career in music began at the age of nineteen with his first recording, Silifa Bamijo, which featured a Yoruba-language version of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough".
Abimbola has toured and recorded as a solo artist, as well as with King Sunny Adé,[3] Sikiru Adepoju,[4] and Giovanni Hidalgo.
Discography
- Silifa Bamijo (1987) - Bola Abimbola
- Computer (1992) - Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
- Orobokibo (1993) - Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
- Merit (1993) - Shina Akanni
- Master Blaster (1993) - Sayeed Osupa
- The Man (1994) - Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
- Fuji Scorpio (1995) - Shina Akanni
- Stainless (1995) - Sayeed Osupa
- The Way Forward (1996) - King Sunny Adé
- Lift Me Up (1997) - Kingsley Ogunde
- Tukasa (1997) - Alhaji Ayinla Kolington
- Buyanga (1998) - Bola Abimbola
- Seven Degrees North (2000) - King Sunny Adé
- Trick Deck (2000) - Trick Deck
- Crisis (2001) - Bola Abimbola
- Ijinle Ilu (2005) - Sikiru Adepoju
- Ara Kenge (2006) - Bola Abimbola
Filmography
- Bore Po (1997)
Awards
Two Nigerian "Fame" awards received in 1998 - "Best Video" and "Artist of the Year"
References
- ↑ http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=4001 World Music Central
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p485978 All Music Guide
- ↑ All Music Guide
- ↑ Sikiru Adepoju - Official Website
- Review: Ara Kenge by Stewart Mason - All Music Guide
- Biography: Bola Abimbola - World Music Central
- Bola Abimbola: Ara Kenge by Scott Allan Stevens - Earball Media
External links
- Bola Abimbola Artist Page
- Bola Abimbola Ara Kenge YouTube Channel
- Bola Abimbola Ara Kenge Facebook Page
- Bola Abimbola on MySpace Music
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