Dauda Akanmu Epo-Akara (23 June 1943 – August 2005), a
Yoruba musician from the city of
Ibadan
Ibadan (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the List of Nigerian cities by population, third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano (city), Kano, with a total populatio ...
, was the main force behind the popular
Yoruba music
genre
Genre () is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other fo ...
called Awurebe.
References
Biography of Dauda Epo-Akara
Yoruba musicians
1943 births
2005 deaths
Musicians from Ibadan
20th-century Nigerian male singers
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