coolebux:
Oya this boy, move no.9 to no.2 fast!!

Sir Shino Peters is not even on your list


You're indeed a small boy.

SSP doesn't deserve to be on the list, not after his role in the 1million man march for Abacha

vivypretty:
some of them I don't know talk more of their music

U don't have to...

vivypretty:
some of them I don't know talk more of their music

U don't have to...

raphok1:


thats the truth bro. I've lived with the yorubas for
long n its crystal clear. if only we can appreciate
the good in others , tinz would be well. Thanks a
lot.

U re right bro ,one if the creativity power of God is that he created everything and everyman differently,so d law of marginal utility will not occur and we can appreciate each other in a diverse form.....like u said if only we begin to value the uniqueness in each other.....this world we be enjoyable and fun for all!

Madawaki01:
pls listen to Melo Melo

Melo melo ko Lome lome ni How many reasonable songs do you hear from olamide..IRANU ABASHA

I know you guys will forget Majek Fashek, he should top that list.

Thank you for adding beautiful nubia to the list. Dbanj should not be on the list tho.

Carlmax:
I know you guys will forget Majek Fashek, he should top that list.

If he is yoruba then he should definately be on that list. Dude knows his stuff.

walexy30:


Yorubas extend beyond Nigeria - learner

forget all that crap. she is form Benin republic. that's what her passport even says .

teetee123:
The list is not for only Nigerian descents but Yorubas and this include other countries with Yoruba population

in this case I understand and respect the views.

teetee123:
Helen Folasade Adu (1959 -
Musician, singer. Born Helen Folasade Adu on January 16, 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria to a an Ekiti (Nigerian) father and an English mother. Raised in London by her English mother, Sade developed several interests as a teen, including singing, fashion design and modeling. She sang with a few local bands before signing with Epic Records and recording her first album, Diamond Life, in 1984. A huge hit in her native England, the album also had mass appeal across the pond thanks to such singles as "Smooth Operator." In 1986, she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Sade's subsequent multi-platinum albums, Promise, Stronger Than Pride and Love Deluxe, established her as a top-selling soul and pop artist. She took a new route with her 2000 album, Lovers Rock, which was released eight years after Love Deluxe and incorporated a more mainstream sound. The record, and particularly the chart-topping single, "By Your Side," helped her win over new audiences. Two years later, the album and ensuing tour inspired her first live recording, Lovers Live. Sade returned to the studio and released her sixth album In February 2010, Soldier of Love.

Sade married Spanish filmmaker Carlos Scola in 1989; the couple divorced three years later. In 1996, she and Jamaican record producer Bobby Morgan had a daughter, Ila Morgan.

http://www.biography.com/people/sade-16460670

^^^^^^^^
Interesting biography of a very subtle but intense
woman. My all-time BEST female musician and
entertainer... Sade Adu!

Listening to one of her evergreen songs right
NOW.

teetee123:
The Yorubas are one of the largest African ethnic groups south of the Sahara Desert. They are, in fact, not a single group, but rather a collection of diverse people bound together by a common language, history, and culture. The Yoruba homeland is located in West Africa. It stretches from a savanna (grassland) region in the north to a region of tropical rain forests in the south. Most Yoruba live in Nigeria. However there are also some scattered groups in Benin and Togo. During the four centuries of the slave trade, Yoruba territory was known as the Slave Coast. Uncounted numbers of Yoruba were carried to the Americas. Their descendants preserved Yoruba traditions. In several parts of the Caribbean and South America, Yoruba religion has been combined with Christianity. There are also many Yoruba descents/ diaspora who are living in North America and Europe.

Music is part of the Yoruba's culture and tradition. Many musicians of Yoruba heritage had made their mark on the world stage. Although some of them did not sing in Yoruba but they all acknowledged their heritage. The following 15 artistes were selected based on the following inclusion criteria:
a. Yoruba parentage (either father or mother)
b. Nominees or recipients of major global or African musical awards
c. Performing on the global stage
d. Being on US or European top charts
e. Popular beyond Africa

1. Fela Anikulapo Kuti
2. Tunde Baiyewu (Formerly of Lighthouse family)
3. Angelique Kidjo
4. Sade
5. Ayo
6. Asa
7. Seal
8. Lagbaja
9. King Sunny Ade
10. Ebenezer Obey
11. Femi Kuti
12. IK Dairo
13. Beautiful Nubia
14. D'Banj
15. Orlando Julius

However there are many other musicians who are of Yoruba heritage but these 15 are the ones acknowledged as the most popular ones outside Nigeria and Africa. Some are already subject of Masters and PhD dissertations in universities around the world.



FELA ANIKULAPO-KUTI
Drummer, Pianist, Civil Rights Activist, Songwriter (1938–1997)

Early Years

Musician and political activist Fela Kuti was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti on October 15, 1938, in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti was the son of a Protestant minister, Reverend Ransome-Kuti. His mother, Funmilayo, was a political activist.

Activism Through Music

In 1963, Kuti formed a band called Koola Lobitos. He would later change the band's name to Afrika 70, and again to Egypt 80. Beginning in the 1960s, Kuti pioneered and popularized his own unique style of music called "Afrobeat." Afrobeat is a combination of funk, jazz, salsa, Calypso and traditional Nigerian Yoruba music. In addition to their distinctive mixed-genre style, Kuti's songs were considered unique in comparison to more commercially popular songs due to their length—ranging anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour long. Kuti sang in a combination of Pidgin English and Yoruba.

In the 1970s and '80s, Kuti's rebellious song lyrics established him as political dissident. As a result, Afrobeat has come to be associated with making political, social and cultural statements about greed and corruption. One of Kuti's songs, "Zombie," questions Nigerian soldiers' blind obedience to carrying out orders. Another, "V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power)," seeks to empower the disenfranchised masses to rise up against the government.

http://www.biography.com/people/fela-kuti-21215355

Excellent list
I like the fact that you put timeless and traditional Yoruba Nigerian singers who acknowledge their Nigerian Yoruba heritage but you forgot to add davido. Maybe he should be in there over dbanj