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Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, MON, a.k.a., "Fuji Creator," is a native of Ibadan, the largest city in both Nigeria and Africa. Born in 1948, he is appropriately and fondly referred to as "Mr. Fuji" by his worldwide fans. He started his music career as the lead singer of a popular were music or ajisari group, Jibowu Barrister, in Lagos, under the leadership of one Alhaji Jibowu. This group sang during the holy month of Ramadan to arouse the Islamic faithful in and around Lagos for prayers and early morning meals (saur or sari).

Struggling to modernize the were music or ajisari genre, which was derisively considered a "local music" by the students and educated elites of Nigeria, Barrister created a new style of music called Fuji. In one of his popular LPs, "Fuji Reggae Series II," which he used to chide critics for tagging his music local and un-civilized, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister asked, rhetorically, "Who can tell me the full meaning of Fuji [music]?" He then explained that it '...is a combination of... apala, sakara, agogo, gudugudu, agidigbo, aro, highlife and etc.' Barrister once said that he chose the name for the musical genre when he saw a poster advertising Japan's highest peak, Mount Fuji, at an international airport. In 1980, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister released an LP, "Oke Agba," which became an instant hit. Edging out popular genres like Juju music, and smashing the Nigerian music charts within months, "Oke Agba" went platinum. This made both the genre and its creator, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, to become very popular nationwide even among their most virulent of critics, the students and the educated elites. Today, this LP record, "Oke Agba," has become a classic.

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  • My hearth hurts and my soul cries. May your soul rest in peace Barry! I would be missing you forever!

  • Thank you Barrister for using your creative work of music to promote the Yoruba culture. Your dedication to our ancestral heritage would never be forgotten and your work would continue to have positive influence on the younger generation.

  • @peacelovemusic12699

    Word! And whatta nice culture it is!

  • Part 2 coming soon! And some more Nigerian music...

  • Please can someone tell me how to download this songs to cds or mp3. they all bring back good memories. I want to have them.Plsssss

  • @koolex74

    Use realplayer download option. You have to update your RP to the newest version. Afterwards, everytime you cross some video with mouse, the download option will appear. All you have to do than is to set download folder. :))

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  • Rest in peace baba!

  • Rest in peace alhaji

  • this is the roots of all africans brought to the west as slaves this is the roots of my people

    of black america and im glad to have discovered it

  • their was a lady that sang about mudashiru(soccer player) when i was younger i don't remeber her name can anyone help?

  • Allah will continue to reward you for the knowledge you have impacted on to your fans by making to know and be able to recite some Quranic verses you use in your record.

  • Fuji music is gone...... Ko si eye bi Okin.

  • Iku bolaje, barusati orun ire fuji creator. bi onirese bako tiko fi igba mo, eyi toti fin sile ko ni parun lailai.

  • YOU ALWAYS PRAISE ALLAH IN YOUR MUSIC MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE WE LOVE YOU BUT GOD LOVE YOU THAN US RIP

  • ALLAH AKBAR GOD IS GREAT ,REST IN PEACE WE LOVE YOU BUT ALLAH LOVE YOU MORE THAN US ,YOU ALWAYS PRAISE ALLAH IN YOUR MUSIC, RIP

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