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{{Short description|Nigerian musician and singer-songwriter}}

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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lagbaja
| name = Lagbaja
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| birth_name = Bisade Ologunde
| birth_name = Bisinuade Ologunde
| instrument = Percussion and vocals
| instrument = {{ubl|Saxophone|Percussion|vocals}}
| genre = Afrobeat
| genre = Afrobeat
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, founder of Opatradikoncept
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, founder of Opatradikoncept
| years_active = 1998–present
| years_active = 1975–present
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'''Bisade Ologunde''' (in Lagos, 1960) is a [[Nigerian]] [[Afrobeat|afrobeat]] musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist. Widely known as '''Lágbájá''' for his signature use of mask which covers his identity<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tunde |first1=Okanlawon |title=Nigerians celebrate Iconic Afrobeat musician, Lagbaja |url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/05/20/nigerians-celebrate-iconic-afrobeat-musician-lagbaja/ |accessdate=21 June 2020 |publisher=PM News}}</ref>.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mark |first1=Jenkins |title=Lagbaja takes Afropop in many different directions at Howard Theater |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lagbaja-takes-afropop-in-many-different-directions-at-howard-theater/2015/05/19/5b329408-fd65-11e4-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html |accessdate=21 June 2020 |publisher=The Washington Post}}</ref> He believes in social reform through music.
'''Bisade Ologunde''' (in Lagos, 1960) is a [[Nigerian]] [[afrobeat]] musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist. Widely known as '''Lágbájá''' for his signature use of mask which covers his identity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tunde |first1=Okanlawon |title=Nigerians celebrate Iconic Afrobeat musician, Lagbaja |url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/05/20/nigerians-celebrate-iconic-afrobeat-musician-lagbaja/ |accessdate=21 June 2020 |publisher=PM News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mark |first1=Jenkins |title=Lagbaja takes Afropop in many different directions at Howard Theater |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lagbaja-takes-afropop-in-many-different-directions-at-howard-theater/2015/05/19/5b329408-fd65-11e4-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html |accessdate=21 June 2020 |work=The Washington Post}}</ref> He believes in social reform through music.


==Early life and career==
==Identity==
Ologunde adopted the name Lágbájá (meaning ‘anonymous’ or ‘faceless one’ in Yoruba) as he embarked on his career in the early 90s. His name was reflected in his choice of stage attire - a slitted textile and rubber mask adopted so that the artist represented the ‘common man’ in keeping with the carnival tradition of his Yoruba tribe. He formed his first small band in 1991 in Lagos after he had taught himself to play the saxophone. With a high quotient of percussion instruments including congas and talking drums<ref>{{cite news |title=Artist Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lagbaja-mn0000125482/biography |accessdate=21 June 2020 |publisher=ALLMUSIC}}</ref></ref> Lagbaja's album ''We Before Me'' (IndigeDisc/PDSE) released in 2000 demanded honesty from politicians and urged brotherhood and unity. He shared lyrics of his songs with a backup singer, [[Ego (singer)|Ego Ihenacho]],and equally plays tenor saxophone. With a firm, brawny tone akin to that of [[John Coltrane]] and [[Pharoah Sanders]], he emblazoned the melodies of the songs, sometimes with [[Ego (singer)|Ego]] scat-singing along.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jon |first1=Pareles |title=POP REVIEW; Mining a Musical Diaspora, From a Yoruban Beat to Jazz |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/11/arts/pop-review-mining-a-musical-diaspora-from-a-yoruban-beat-to-jazz.html?pagewanted=1 |accessdate=21 June 2020 |publisher=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Annemette |first1=Kirkegaard |title=Playing with Identities in Contemporary Music in Africa |date=2002 |pages=32 - 35 |url=https://books.google.ae/books?id=jlko7YMatxIC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=lagbaja+part+with+ego&source=bl&ots=5hVnInBSC1&sig=ACfU3U3Shx5EBP4ZiOnbCfe2hOey5OEfiA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvn93P6pLqAhVNKBoKHS7bDJE4ChDoATAEegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=lagbaja%20part%20with%20ego&f=false |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>
Ologunde adopted the name Lágbájá (meaning "Jane Doe" or "John Doe"- A person whose name, identity is intentionally concealed in Yoruba) as he embarked on his career in the early 90s. His name was reflected in his choice of stage attire – a slitted textile and rubber mask adopted so that the artist represented the ‘common man’ in keeping with the carnival tradition of Yoruba Culture. He formed his first small band in 1991 in Lagos after he had taught himself to play the saxophone. With a high quotient of percussion instruments including congas and talking drums,<ref>{{cite news |title=Artist Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lagbaja-mn0000125482/biography |accessdate=21 June 2020 |publisher=ALLMUSIC}}</ref> Lagbaja's album ''We Before Me'' (IndigeDisc/PDSE), released in 2000, demanded honesty from politicians and urged brotherhood and unity. He shared lyrics of his songs with a backup singer, [[Ego (singer)|Ego Ihenacho]], and equally plays tenor saxophone. With a firm, brawny tone akin to that of [[John Coltrane]] and [[Pharoah Sanders]], he emblazoned the melodies of the songs, sometimes with [[Ego (singer)|Ego]] scat-singing along.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jon |first1=Pareles |title=POP REVIEW; Mining a Musical Diaspora, From a Yoruban Beat to Jazz |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/11/arts/pop-review-mining-a-musical-diaspora-from-a-yoruban-beat-to-jazz.html?pagewanted=1 |accessdate=21 June 2020 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Annemette |first1=Kirkegaard |title=Playing with Identities in Contemporary Music in Africa |date=2002 |pages=32–35 |isbn=9789171064967 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jlko7YMatxIC&q=lagbaja+part+with+ego&pg=PA32 |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
* 'Ikira', 1993
* 'Ikira', 1993
* ''Lagbaja'', 1993<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-25 |title=The Lagbaja Story |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/12/the-lagbaja-story/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Lagbaja'', 1993
* ''Cest Un African Thing'', 1996
* ''Cest Un African Thing'', 1996
* ''ME'', 2000
* ''ME'', 2000
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* ''Paradise'', 2009
* ''Paradise'', 2009
* ''Sharp Sharp'', 2009
* ''Sharp Sharp'', 2009
* ''200 Million Mumu (The Biiter Truth)'', 2012
* ''200 Million Mumu (The Bitter Truth)'', 2012

==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Yoruba people]]
*[[List of Yoruba people]]
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 28 September 2024

Lagbaja
Background information
Birth nameBisinuade Ologunde
GenresAfrobeat
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, founder of Opatradikoncept
Instruments
  • Saxophone
  • Percussion
  • vocals
Years active1975–present

Bisade Ologunde (in Lagos, 1960) is a Nigerian afrobeat musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist. Widely known as Lágbájá for his signature use of mask which covers his identity.[1][2] He believes in social reform through music.

Early life and career

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Ologunde adopted the name Lágbájá (meaning "Jane Doe" or "John Doe"- A person whose name, identity is intentionally concealed in Yoruba) as he embarked on his career in the early 90s. His name was reflected in his choice of stage attire – a slitted textile and rubber mask adopted so that the artist represented the ‘common man’ in keeping with the carnival tradition of Yoruba Culture. He formed his first small band in 1991 in Lagos after he had taught himself to play the saxophone. With a high quotient of percussion instruments including congas and talking drums,[3] Lagbaja's album We Before Me (IndigeDisc/PDSE), released in 2000, demanded honesty from politicians and urged brotherhood and unity. He shared lyrics of his songs with a backup singer, Ego Ihenacho, and equally plays tenor saxophone. With a firm, brawny tone akin to that of John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, he emblazoned the melodies of the songs, sometimes with Ego scat-singing along.[4][5]

Awards

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Discography

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  • 'Ikira', 1993
  • Lagbaja, 1993[7]
  • Cest Un African Thing, 1996
  • ME, 2000
  • WE, 2000
  • We and Me Part II, 2000
  • ABAMI, 2000
  • Africano... the mother of groove, 2005
  • Paradise, 2009
  • Sharp Sharp, 2009
  • 200 Million Mumu (The Bitter Truth), 2012

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tunde, Okanlawon. "Nigerians celebrate Iconic Afrobeat musician, Lagbaja". PM News. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ Mark, Jenkins. "Lagbaja takes Afropop in many different directions at Howard Theater". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Artist Biography". ALLMUSIC. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ Jon, Pareles. "POP REVIEW; Mining a Musical Diaspora, From a Yoruban Beat to Jazz". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ Annemette, Kirkegaard (2002). Playing with Identities in Contemporary Music in Africa. pp. 32–35. ISBN 9789171064967. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ BBC: Channel O Spirit Of Africa Music Video Awards 2006
  7. ^ "The Lagbaja Story". Vanguard News. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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