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Nigerian Fuji maestro, Adewale Ayuba has urged new generation Nigerian artistes to reflect the Nigerian culture in their music.
Adewale Ayuba fondly called ‘ Mr Johnson’ noted that Hip-hop belongs to the Americans and not to Africans.
According to him:”Hip-hop belongs to Americans, RnB belongs to Americans. We need to learn to celebrate our culture. When you mention Fuji, Apala, Juju those are our genre of music. Whatever you cannot take to the western world, don’t do it” he told Broadway TV.
Adewale Ayuba popularly known as Ayuba, Mr. Johnson and the Bonsue-fuji maestro was born May 6, 1966 in Ikenne Remo, Ogun State Nigeria. He grew up as a child singer. By the age of eight, he started singing at Local Musical Competitions and fiestas in Ikenne. This led to his option for music as a career after his secondary school education at Remo, Secondary School, Sagamu, Ogun State.
Although he gained admission to read Architecture at the Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, his music career took center-stage and in a bid to curve a niche for himself, he made his first album IBERE {Beginning} at the age of 17. His rise on the Fuji Music scene was rapid. In early 1990, Ayuba was signed on by Sony Music (Nigerian) to record an album, Bubble. Bubble released in 1991, brought Ayuba into international prominence.