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‘Barrister is Fújì and Fújì is Barrister’: Fújì music, self-making and the politics of genre-making in Lagos, Nigeria

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Interviews

  • Alhaji Ambali Adetunji, 28/11/2018; 21/12/2018; 20/01/2019. Popo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
  • Toyobo, 21/11/2019; 27/11/2019; 06/12/2019; 10/ 12/2019. Ebute-Ero, Lagos Island, Lagos.
  • Lekan Odunlami, 11/11/2019; 18/ 12/2019; 28/12/ 2019. Ojodu, Lagos.
  • Waheed Olajide, 2/12/2019; 11/12/2019; 16/12/2019; 04/2020. Ojuelegba, Lagos.
  • Dayo Odeyemi, 3/07/2019. Apata, Ibadan.

Discography

  • Barrister, Sikiru Ayinde. 1966. Ejeka Gbo T’Olorun. Lagos: Niger Songs Limited.
  • Barrister, Sikiru Ayinde. 1972. Vol. 4, Itan Anobi Rasao. Lagos: African Songs Limited.
  • Barrister, Sikiru Ayinde. 1973. Vol.5, Alayinde Nkiyin. Lagos: African Songs Limited.
  • Barrister, Sikiru Ayinde. 1994. The Truth. Lagos: Siky Oluyole Records.

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