Yusuf Olatunji

Yusuf Olatunji

Yusuf Olatunji (also known as Baba Legba or Baba L’Egbaa) was a Nigerian sakara musician.Baba legba was born in 1909 in a village called GBEGILAWO in ogun state Nigeria,however there are still doubts about the location of his birth. His mid-life conversion to Islam boosted his career in Yoruba music.He was born a Christian and he hailed from Iseyin in Oyo state,he was formerly known as Joseph Olatunji.


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