Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Nigeria Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
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He won a Lagos ajísáàrì singing competition in 1966, gave the resulting music the name fùjí, and built a genre that has outlasted him by decades.
Sikiru Ayinde Barrister emerged victorious in a 1966 competition among the ajísáàrì singers of Lagos and gave the music its name, fùjí.
He revolutionised traditional Yoruba music while carrying its values of good conduct and respect for elders into a modern popular form.
He revolutionised traditional Yoruba music while carrying its values of good conduct and respect for elders into a modern popular form.
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