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| Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by sexiefemale: 5:39am On Oct 22, 2016 |
56-year-old percussionist Lekan Babalola has not one, but two Grammys. His first Grammy came in 2006 for his work on the album In the heart of the moon by legendary Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Toure and Babalola got his second Grammy Award in 2009 for being on Cassandra Wilson‘s album Lovely. The England based percussionist is married with three children to a jazz musician, Kate Luxmoore, who he regards as a greater musician than he himself. http://www.trendyrammy.com.ng/2016/10/lekan-babalola-first-nigerian-man-to.html 19 Likes 5 Shares
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| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by opeyemiieblog(m): 5:41am On Oct 22, 2016 |
wow.... so a man from Nigeria can actually win a Grammy? 10 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by maryjan8(f): 5:45am On Oct 22, 2016 |
Congratulations 13 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by DuBLINGreenb(m): 5:46am On Oct 22, 2016 |
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| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by talktonase(m): 6:00am On Oct 22, 2016 |
opeyemiieblog:nawaooh! See quession abeg! No be human beings dey win the grammy...abi them get two head...peeps like you love to limit yourselves as you bask in your comfort zones while the world moves ahead of you. 75 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by opeyemiieblog(m): 6:38am On Oct 22, 2016 |
talktonase:lol.....na fight... I can't knw it al... n beside dt ws too harsh... atleast take it easy on me nah 75 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by Ahmed0336(m): 6:39am On Oct 22, 2016 |
opeyemiieblog:Can't believe a Nigerian wrote this. Wtf!!! 6 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by OKorowanta: 7:01am On Oct 22, 2016 |
Congrats to him but Nigerians are still looking forward to the homegrown artiste who will be the first to win a Grammy like South African group Ladysmith black mambazo. They lead the Africans to the world movement with four Grammy awards. Also the Soweto Gospel group and Mali's Tinariwen are homegrown Grammy winners. Stakeholders always feel wen u win an award for being part of d production,it still doesn't represent your award. So many Nigerians like dat who have their name linked to a Grammy win. The last being Asa as she featured on the song,Eva off the Angelique Kidjo's album "Eve" which won a Grammy earlier dis year. Nobody is even talking about Asa winning a Grammy bicos,nor be her own originally. Seal's kiss from a rose..yes,won three Grammies but people still see him as less a Nigerian. With a Brazilian dad,he does his trade over there and lives there. Fela homegrown,lagbaja,Wizkid,Yemi Alade,Davido,Tiwa and many others are homegrown. One need to win to really ink our name in the Grammies. Goodluck NAIJA. 65 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by sexiefemale: 7:45am On Oct 22, 2016 |
OKorowanta: I love your detailed comment. CC: lalasticlala 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by OKorowanta: 7:59am On Oct 22, 2016 |
sexiefemale: Thanks so much. 3 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by DCONE1(m): 10:25am On Oct 22, 2016 |
sexiefemale:what about sade Adu and seal that have won grammies before him 15 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by johnstar(m): 5:18pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
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| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by repogirl(f): 5:19pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Okay... still waiting for Wizkid to win his own. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by Olukokosir(m): 5:19pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Naso ... 2baba still fit get am b4 e reach 50 2 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by ANNOY(m): 5:20pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
show us the award na.until I see it then shall I believe. #Thomas |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by slurryeye: 5:22pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Nice |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by slurryeye: 5:22pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
ANNOY: Is Google not working on your phone? 8 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by Rilwayne001: 5:23pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
He's not a Biafra   11 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by letsbet(m): 5:23pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
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| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by slurryeye: 5:23pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
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| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by MrImole: 5:24pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Lekan babalola? Mtchew! I think say na better thing like golden chance lotto d man win, I no know say na Grammy. Abeg who get sure numbers? 2 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by naptu2: 5:24pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
There are other Nigerians that have won grammys before him. Babatunde Olatunji (1991/Planet Drum) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babatunde_Olatunji Sikiru Adepoju (1991/Planet Drum) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikiru_Adepoju 18 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by demolinka(m): 5:25pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Sade Adu, Seal, Chamillionaire have won Grammies too, even before this man.. 10 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by holatin(m): 5:25pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Wao anything u love doing,make it ur passion and keeping on doing it. Water is my business,hobby and passion. Pm 4 any plumbing works. Omo yoruba lemi o SWAGGA ! 13 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by blingxx(m): 5:25pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Ibo's dey run from this trend 6 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by blingxx(m): 5:26pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Rilwayne001: we thank for that oga ... 1 Like |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by EWAagoyin(m): 5:27pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
This man Sade Audu seal dey are all from south west proudly Yoruba proudly omo oduduwa proudly omo ogun if I die and come back to this earth again I will come back a Yoruba man. 32 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by tsmat(m): 5:28pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
can you imagine.... the dude's from the brown roof region. 10 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by haffaze777(m): 5:29pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Rilwayne001:u too like wahala 2 Likes |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by sholay2011(m): 5:30pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
I have always said it. The Nigerian musicians that will win the highly coveted Grammy are those that propagate their originality- the actual ones that know music and ready to showcase our local genres to the world. Or why will PSquare be considered for a Grammy nomination when the world has Usher? Why will TuFace (yeah, even him) be considered for a Grammy nomination when there are several others doing BETTER the genre he does? I will easily put money on people like Asa, Beautiful Nubia, Bez, Darey and maybe Wizkid. Or is it a miracle that King Sunny Ade and KWAM 1 were nominated for grammies even though they didn't have the best champaigne-popping, booty-shaking videos? 23 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Lekan Babalola - Nigeria's First Grammy Award Winner by Opistorincos(m): 5:30pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
My namesake 1 Like |
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