Nigerian Musicians who sing Yoruba but are not from the Yoruba race
It is this type of music that some non-Yoruba indigenes choose as their genre that is the purpose of this article.
Thus, we will be looking at three non-Yoruba artists who sing Yoruba indigenous music and the type of music they sing;
Nigerian Musicians who sing Yoruba but are not from the Yoruba tribe
Timaya
Inetimi Timaya Odon, better known by his stage name Timaya, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He hails from Odi, Bayelsa state.
He is the founder of DM Records Limited. His solo career began in 2005 with the release of “Dem Mama”, which also appeared on his debut album, True Story released the following year.
Oritse Femi.
Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele popularly known by his first name Oritse Femi, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and performer.
He is best known for his remake of Fela Kuti’s “Double Wahala” song.
His rendition of the song earned him two nominations at the 2014 City People Entertainment Awards, winning the award for Most Popular Song of the Year
Terry Apala
Terry Apala is a Nigerian musician who sings Yoruba Apala with ecstasy.
Up to this point, numerous Nigerians thought Terry Apala was a Yoruba man, but his real name is Terry Alexandra Ejeh, an Isoko man from Delta state.
He has proved himself as a lover of Apala music and therefore took an interest in it to the extent of composing the songs.
He was nominated for the best Apala artiste of the year at the City People Award in 2017.
He was nominated for Rookie artist of the Year at the Headies Awards in 2016.
At present, he is doing wonderfully well, so there is more to expect of him.
Terri
Starboy Terri as he is popularly called by his fans joined the music industry a few years ago and he has started making his marks in the industry.
His ability to adequately express himself portrays an underlying intelligence.
For a 20-year-old, he provides surprisingly concise answers to even the most difficult questions.
Terri mostly sings in yoruba language where by he’s from Edo state.
Sunny T Adesokan
Sunny T was an Igbo man, from the eastern part of Nigeria. He was known to have released nothing less than eight albums in the early part of the 90s.
The surprising part about Sunny T is that he chose the music genre called “Fuji” and he sings impeccably well.
He became popular with the song he called “Idan Amani,” and he was notably called “Omo Nna To Nko Fuji,” meaning an Igbo man that sings Fuji with perfection.
After Sunny T had garnered international recognition, he moved to England, before he died in the year 2012.
Jesse King
He is one of Nigeria’s most talented artists. For him to have withheld his stability through the singing of Yoruba high life music and has been given several accolades at home and abroad.
His debut album, which he titled “Buga”, was what introduced him to the world, and he was subsequently named after the album.
Jesse King is originally from Edo State, from Auchi to be precise.
Despite his state of origin, one would mistake him for an Ibadan man due to his ability to coin Yoruba words and compose with them perfectly.