Yusuf Olatunji
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Yusuf Olatunji
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Yusuf Olatunji, also known as Baba Legba or Baba L’Egbaa, was a Nigerian Sakara drum player, who popularized the sakara music style.
He was purportedly born in 1905 or 1906 in a village called Gbegbinlawo in Ogun State in south-western Nigeria, although there are still doubts about the location of his birth. His mid-life conversion to Islam boosted his career in Yoruba music. He was born a Christian and he hailed from Iseyin in Oyo State. He was formerly known as Joseph Olatunji. He started his
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