Bola Abimbola
Bola Abimbola (born c. 1968) is a Nigerian vocalist, recording artist, and record producer from Lagos, Nigeria.
Bola Abimbola
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- Name
- Bola Abimbola
- Born
- 1968
- Occupation
- * Vocalist
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- English · Yoruba
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Key facts
• Name — Bola Abimbola • Born — 1968 • Occupation — * Vocalist • recording artist • record producer • Origin — Lagos, Nigeria
Musical career
Musical career
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, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo.
Filmography
Filmography
• Bore Po (1997)
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
Awards
He received two Nigerian "Fame" awards in 1998 - "Best Video" and "Artist of the Year".
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- 1.http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=4001 World Music Central
- 2.All Music Guide
- 3.[ All Music Guide]
- 4.Sikiru Adepoju - Official Website
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