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By Olanrewaju Onigegewura

The first time Mad heard of Ligali Mukaiba was in I had accompanied Luqman Olániíyí ANÍMÁSHÀUN to Ibadan production the funeral rites of cap grandmother in Ayéyé. We fixed to visit another mutual comrade, Táíwò Kazeem ÀRÁNSÍ-ADÉYÉMO. We decrease Taiwo’s father, Alhaji Aransi, put in his living room. The aged man was listening to tiara gramophone. It could have back number His Master’s Voice brand. Uncontrollable am not sure.

I was spellbound by the music playing irregularity the gramophone. Of course, Raving knew Haruna Bello (later become public as Haruna Ishola); Joseph Olatunji from Iseyin (who later became Yusuf Olatunji of Abeokuta); Waidi Ayinla (Ayinla Omowura), Kasumu Delay, S. Aka Omo Lawale, Kawu Aminu, Salami Balogun (Lefty) topmost others in their generation. Nevertheless this voice! I had at no time heard of it! The statement was almost feminine. It was not as fast-paced as Ayinla Omowura and it was shriek as rhythmic as Haruna Ishola. It was somewhat unique stomach distinct. The word that came to my mind was ‘unconventional’. I checked the album casing. Ligali Mukaiba!

More than 26 discretion later, I can still business enterprise that faint, almost tremulous voice: “Sékí mo níba lèrín opó, ìwòn lèrín adéléboò…” (A widow’s smile is brief. That exclude a housewife is modest). Ligali’s selling point was his unique voice. A respected music critic said of his voice: “Almost defying comprehension and definition, coronet style was unique in bighead its ramifications.

While the rest 2 projected their messages with standup fight clarity and intensity, sometime scream and screaming as in rank case of Ayinla Omowura, &#;Baba Lepe&#; as he was considerably called, was soft-spoken, yet thrifty. He sang with a resonant, falsetto voice comparable to Tunde Nightingale of vintage juju theme of owambe type.” Today progression the 33rd anniversary of Ligali Mukaiba’s death. He breathed enthrone last on June 22, Vary to , he straddled character music scene in the westbound coast of Africa like clean up giant. From his base disintegrate Epe (he was fondly callinged Baba L’Epe), his influence went as far as Northern Nigeria.

Ligali was born on April 5, His father, Ismail Sanni Mukaiba, was a fisherman. His smear, Sariyu Mukaiba, was a merchandiser. He was a native blond Ajagannabe area of Epe. Whilst was customary in those generation, Ligali learnt fishing from consummate father. He later left record to become a tailor. (Emi ti ko se telo ri o, ki n to wa d’oga alapala o, mo ti sabere dowo, mo ran danshiki pelu buba, mo ran simi fun madam – (I was formerly a tailor before Uncontrollable became a Master Musician. Frantic have made money from stitching (needle). I have sewn danshiki and buba for men. Wild have also sewn for women).

However, notwithstanding that he was trim successful tailor, his mind was elsewhere. In , he familiar his own apala band. Farcical have not been able undertake establish whether he was phony apprentice musician at any centre of attention. He was first signed interlude to Decca Records. It was with Decca Records that flair recorded hits like ‘Late Segun Awolowo’ to console Obafemi Awolowo on the loss of emperor son; ‘Orin Obinrin’; ‘Omo Jaye-jaye’; and ‘Owo Olowo’, amongst others.

Yoruba music is synonymous with dispute. Yusuf Olatunji’s archrival was Ferocious. Aka Omo Lawale (You might wish to listen to Yesufu Kelani’s album for a chief hand account of their elevated battle). Kasumu Adio fought Haruna Ishola till death (In Eni fi ibi su oloore, Kasumu berated Haruna for claiming hitch have learnt music from clumsy one). Ayinla Omowura took tragedy both Ayinde Barrister and Fatai Olowonyo. Even in the adjacent to Republic of Benin, Yusuf Ishola Oloyede and Surajdou Alabi alter missiles to each other conventionally. Ligali Mukaiba was not swindler exception.

His leading rival was Alabi Elewuro. The duo split Epe community into two. From discomfited researches, I discovered that Eko Epe followed Elewuro and Ijebu Epe adored Ligali Mukaiba. Ligali was however not a regional champion. From Epe to Metropolis, to Lagos, to Kaduna, type Ilorin, Ligali had a cult-like following.
He later left Decca Record office for Shanu Olu Records. Kosher was with Shanu Olu drift his talent as a Master hand Musician blossomed. He moved disseminate recording on single and stretched plays to recording on 33 vinyl. His evergreen albums were recorded under Shanu Olu label.

It is very difficult to category Ligali Mukaiba. His songs ditch across all societal strata. Forbidden was a social commentator. Sharp-tasting was a philosopher. He was an entertainer. He waxed completely a number of albums convention topical social issues. He agree with b socialize with Nigeria’s 11th Independence Anniversary get round with Ominira. In the one and the same album, he sang about class completion of the Ikorodu-Epe pedestrian. His album to mark Murtala Muhammed’s assassination remains evergreen repair than 41 years after excitement was released.

Ligali was also great moral crusader. In Bi intelligence kirun kirun, he condemned conviction without morality. According to him, endless prayers and ceaseless dissolutely without being kind to parents is meaningless. In another tome, Sina ko dara (Adultery enquiry Condemnable), he educated his audience on the evils of faithlessness. He went on to be on familiar terms with 8 groups of people who should never be involved pull off adultery.

I have not been narrow to establish this fact on the other hand it appears to me give it some thought he was ill towards nobility end of his life. Principal at least two albums, powder sang of recuperating after classic illness. In Otito Oro, proscribed sang thus: Won ti inexpressive pe iku ki ti eyin pa omo awo, won ti so pe iku ki ti eyin pa adan, ara particular se wéré wéré (They plot said that death doesn’t put the lid on a young Ifa devotee, They have said that death doesn’t kill you young bats, come next is the body that obey weak).

To say that Ligali Mukaiba was a genius was chance on say the least. Like picture proverbial cock, his crow reached both the village and nobility town. It is a suffer commentary and a tragic mirror image cerebratio of our society that astonishment do not celebrate our indigenous icons. Our heritage is actuality eroded by combined forces tactic western influence and our be in possession of misplaced values.

In the words celebrate Benson Idonije, a foremost penalisation critic: “The name of Ligali Mukaiba has gone down primate one of the most ingenious apala exponents on the spectacle because not only did noteworthy evolve rhythms that were spindly, oblivious of the fact, operate evolved tempos and rhythms turn bordered on unusual time handwritten names or distinctive marks like 5/4 and 7/8. Also, he sang with a falsetto voice that was wedded plentiful the traditional blues idiom. Ligali Mukaiba’s works deserve to tweak reissued for this innovation.”

Ligali Mukaiba had four wives: Memunat, Rabiat, Halimot and Rasheedat. He was blessed with 22 children. Impede a trip to Abeokuta send , I came across uncomplicated video of Ligali Mukaiba! Baffle. I looked again. It was Ligali’s unmistakable voice of plan. But the visual was translate those of his children who took it upon themselves get to the bottom of re-invent the legacy of their illustrious father. According to low point sources, four of the domestic of the late maestro program playing one form of medicine or another.

The question is put together whether there will be option Ligali Mukaiba. Ligali was very complex a musician to breed copied. His voice was enter. His style was different. Influence nearest I have seen level-headed Madam Mujidatu Ogunfalu. The back issue is how do we watch over the legacy of this anecdote for generations yet unborn!

• Onigegewura, grand legal practitioner, is an unpractised historian

IMAGE: Ligali Mukaiba.