Ayinde Bakare

Ayinde Bakare was a pioneering Yoruba juju and highlife musician. He began recording on the HMV label in 1937 and is thought to have been the first juju musician to use an amplified guitar, in 1949. [ [http://www.cla.umn.edu/twocities/rprojs/radio/glossary1.asp "A Glossary of Musical Styles: Jùjú", University of Minnesota's Musical Ethnography of the Twin Cities project] ] [Stephen Blum et al. (ed.), "Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History", p.62, University of Illinois Press; Reprint edition 1993, ISBN 0252063430]

He was extremely popular with the socialites across Yorubaland, especially in Lagos and Ibadan in the 50s/60s Fact|date=February 2007. In the early 70s, during one of his performances in Lagos, Ayinde Bakare suddenly disappeared and he was later found dead. Fact|date=February 2007 It was rumoured that he was called to the backstage by some unknown individuals who had pretended to be his fans and admirers.Fact|article |date=February 2007

Discography

His many records include a 1968 LP "Live the Highlife", (Melodisc MLPAS 12-140). [ [http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/african.htm "Highlife Piccadilly: African Music on 45 rpm records in the UK, 1954-1981", Musical Traditions website] ] Tribute to the late J.K. Randle / Eko Akete (Lagos Akete) / Adura Fun Awon Aboyun (Prayer for the Pregnant Women) / Ibikunle Alakija /Iwalewa (Your Manner is Your Beauty) /Ore Otito O Si(There's no true friend) / Mo b'eru Aiye (I fear the humanity) / Ile Aiye Ile Asan (Life is vanity upon vanity) /Agboola Odunekan / Olabisi Arobieke /Akambi Balogun

MLP 12-134 Great African Highlife Music Vol 2 Various Artists -includes Ayinde Bakare - Iwa Lewa/ Adura Fun Awon Aboyun / Se Botimo / The Late J.K. Randle

SinglesMelodisc 1406 The Late J.K. Randle/Ibikunle Alakija 1431 Iwa Lewa/J.O. Majekodunmi 1446 Se Botimo/S. Ola Shogbola 1465 Tafawa Balewa/Public Interest 1467 Adura Fun Awon Aboyun/Fagbayi Contractor 1492 Kamila Mustapha/Asewo Erori 1588 ???

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