Ligali mukaiba biography of albert

By Olanrewaju Onigegewura

The first time I heard of Ligali Mukaiba was in 1991. I had accompanied Luqman Olániíyí ANÍMÁSHÀUN to Ibadan for the funeral rites of his grandmother in Ayéyé.

We decided to visit another mutual friend, Táíwò Kazeem ÀRÁNSÍ-ADÉYÉMO. We met Taiwo’s father, Alhaji Aransi, in his living room.

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The old man was listening to his gramophone. It could have been His Master’s Voice brand. I am not sure.

I was enthralled by the music playing on the gramophone. Of course, I knew Haruna Bello (later known as Haruna Ishola); Joseph Olatunji from Iseyin (who later became Yusuf Olatunji of Abeokuta); Waidi Ayinla (Ayinla Omowura), Kasumu Adio, S.

Aka Omo Lawale, Kawu Aminu, Salami Balogun (Lefty) and others in their generation. But this voice! I had never heard of it! The voice was almost feminine.

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It was not as fast-paced as Ayinla Omowura and it was not as rhythmic as Haruna Ishola. It was somewhat unique and distinct. The word that came to my mind was ‘unconvention