Haruna Ishola

Haruna Ishola Bello was born in 1919 in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.

Haruna Ishola Age

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Haruna Ishola Career

Ishola began recording apala numbers in about 1955, and soon became the most popular artist in the genre after he switched the apala music style of just playing to arouse the faithful after the long fast of Ramadan to citing both Yoruba proverbs and Koranic scripture in his songs, and introducing no western instruments into his musical lineup.

His group started with two talking drummers, a shaker and a bell ringer, and a chorus of singers. His first album in 1948 was a commercial flop but he didnt give up, going on countless tours and in 1958, he re- recorded the 1948 album and this time, it was a hit eventually establishing him as the king of Apalla music in Nigeria.

On May 28, 1964, he formed a new record label, Express Record Dealers Association which was later nullified. in 1969, in patnership with I.K Dairo, who is a Jújù music legend he founded Star Records Ltd which was the first African label owned by its artists going on from there to release his largest selling album 'Oroki Social Club' in 1971 on Decca records.

He has over 100 albums to his credit and countless musical hits, a recording studio, a manufacturing and label outfit.

 

Haruna Ishola Personal Life

He died in 1983. His son, Musiliu Haruna Ishola is also a musician, performing and carrying on his father's legacy. After 30 years of his demise, children, relatives, friends and loyalists held an anniversary celebration in his honour in appreciation of his socio-economic contribution to the development of not only the Yoruba race but Nigeria as a whole at Ijebu Igbo,Ogun State.

Haruna Ishola Net Worth

His net worth is not available.

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