AYINLA OMOWURA LAGOS RENT SCHEDULE '73 (OWO ILE EKO) 3

[ExcellentBlack]

TOP 5 NIGERIA'S greatest recording artists of all time (1)Fela Kuti,Ayinla omowura,Tunde Nightingale,Sunny Ade,Victor Olaiya.

[MassT82]

Ayinla omowura"s fabled academic destitution was well documented,albeit ineducable--much due to rascality,thuggery and violence.Miraculously he metamorphosed himself into elevated,money-spinning brilliant recording artist whereupon he was accorded mass adulation and hero worship-deservedly.

[sambaboy77]

I was introduced to Ayinla by my school mate at Lawanson ..suru-lere he lived in Mushin..his name Ganiyu..thanks for the memory Anigilaje....God Bless!!!

[Tampinu]

I swear I don't know any other NIGERIAN singer that is so vibrant and charismatic as this guy, plus he sings with deep wisdom and has a lovely voice..he's what you call CLASSY....Respect.

[197609090]

gr8 song

[PrincessEnitan]

Yormeey, good bless you for me.This song reminsds of Atewolara /Mushin. Thanks.

[yormeey]

Hello everyone,

It'll be 30 years since he died in May. I hope we could do something just to creat awareness to his music...probably on facebook any other effective medium

[OsiTech]

Yomi, I have never heard this one before, it is quite different and very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

[yormeey]

Thanks, it's one of my favourites. Glad you enjoy it.

[yormeey]

Plz tell me more about him. How did he sound? I visited is grave when my dad sent me to Abeokuta quite a while ago. I think is a genius...well informed and yet uneducated!

[korloki]

Ayinla Omowura was the darling of all Egbas including women and a very simple man his simplicity and carelessness was partially responsible for his death. From Ago Oba Beer parlor which is between Itoku Market and Igbore junction was his favorite spot he was called to Ago Oka to challenge one of his boys for some business problems

[korloki]

contd.

before the guy landed empty glass jar on his head which led to his death. The whole City could not believe that Egun Mogaji could be dead. We all cried I mean the whole Yoruba race to us in Abeokuta he was the Egba solution to Haruna Ishola from Ijebu Igbo if you know the rivarly between the Egba and Ijebu you will understand . Try to read my Book coming out in August " Before the Journey Became Home"

[akknile]

What Solution to what rivalry??At that time there were MANY SUCCESSFUL musicans from Abeokuta,apart from Ayinla Omowura.Actually,Ayinla Omowura used to give great respect to Haruna Ishola.Dont create any division here!!!

[korloki]

Excuse my choice of words. Rivalry was about improvement in performance in all fields. No one questioned the highly respected Haruna Ishola but as he was aging we were looking toward Omowura to continue with Apala music. His music was directed mostly to the peasants. The death of both musicians led to the end of Apala Music in Yoruba land.

[Tampinu]

@akknile I dont think he meant to "creat divisions here", I quite agree with him that there was rilvalry of some sort between the Egbas and Ijebus at some point in the 70s-80s. Put it this way, both of my parents are from Ijebu Igbo and so I can say that I am from Ijebu Igbo, and when I was a youth I witnessed my extended family members holding a family meeting to discuss their disapproval of one of my Aunts from marrying an Egba man, Guess why? Because he is "Egba", i.e, Rivalry

[OsiTech]

@korloki

I am Ijebu and went to school in Egba. One day we were in a Taxi cab in egba add the cabbie was playing Ayinla, so we asked him to turn the music down. He did what any egba man should do rightful, he promptly pulled over and threw us out of his cab. He had some choice words for our family linage - lol

Yes don't mess with Ayinla with egba, Young, old, poor, rich, male, female, it doesn't matter.

[korloki]

That was funny. But we are all one now IJEGBA the new name for the people from Ogun State of Ijebu and Egba.

Have fun my brother

[yormeey]

He was indeed a genius!