Bola Abimbola
Background information
Born1968 (age 55–56)
OriginLagos, Nigeria
Occupation(s)
  • Vocalist
  • recording artist
  • record producer

Bola Abimbola (born c. 1968) is a Nigerian vocalist, recording artist, and record producer from Lagos, Nigeria.[1][2]

Musical career

Abimbola's career in music began at the age of nineteen with his first recording, Silifa Bamijo, which featured a Yoruba-language version of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough".

Abimbola has toured and recorded as a solo artist, as well as with King Sunny Adé,[3] Sikiru Adepoju,[4] and Giovanni Hidalgo.

Discography

  • Silifa Bamijo (1987) - Bola Abimbola
  • Computer (1992) - Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
  • Orobokibo (1993) - Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
  • Merit (1993) - Shina Akanni
  • Master Blaster (1993) - Sayeed Osupa
  • The Man (1994) - Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
  • Fuji Scorpio (1995) - Shina Akanni
  • Stainless (1995) - Sayeed Osupa
  • The Way Forward (1996) - King Sunny Adé
  • Lift Me Up (1997) - Kingsley Ogunde
  • Tukasa (1997) - Alhaji Ayinla Kolington
  • Buyanga (1998) - Bola Abimbola
  • Seven Degrees North (2000) - King Sunny Adé
  • Trick Deck (2000) - Trick Deck
  • Crisis (2001) - Bola Abimbola
  • Ijinle Ilu (2005) - Sikiru Adepoju
  • Ara Kenge (2006) - Bola Abimbola

Filmography

  • Bore Po (1997)

Awards

He received two Nigerian "Fame" awards in 1998 - "Best Video" and "Artist of the Year".

References

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