Salawa Abeni

Salawa Abeni
Rayuwa
Cikakken suna Salawa Abeni
Haihuwa Epe, 5 Mayu 1961 (63 shekaru)
ƙasa Najeriya
Karatu
Harsuna Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a vocalist (en) Fassara da mawaƙi
Artistic movement waka music (en) Fassara

Salawa Abeni Alidu (an haife ta ranar 5 ga watan Mayun 1961) mawaƙa ce ta Nijeriya.[1] Wata Yarbawa yar Ijebu ce daga Ijebu Waterside, a jihar Ogun, ta fara sana'ar waka ne a lokacin da ta fitar da kundi na farko mai taken, ''Late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed'', a shekarar 1976, akan Leader Records. Ya zama rikodi na farko da wata mata mai fasaha ta yi a cikin Wakokin Yarbanci don sayar da kwafi sama da miliyan a Najeriya.

Abeni ta ci gaba da daukar fim din jagora har zuwa shekarar 1986, lokacin da ta kulla alaka da mai rikodin, Lateef Adepoju. Ta auri Kollington Ayinla kuma ta shiga lakabin rikodinsa a maimakon haka, ta kasance tare da shi har zuwa 1994.

An nada ta "Sarauniyar Waka Music" daga Alaafin na Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi a shekarar 1992.[2] Waka salon Musulunci ne, salon kidan Yarabawa na gargajiya, wanda Batile Alake ya shahara; nau'in ne da ya fi tsuju da fuji.

A lokacin da take zantawa da Kamfanin Dillancin Labaran Najeriya, Abeni ta haifar da rikici lokacin da ta shawarci ‘yan uwanta mawaka da “su nisanci yin luwadi”, inda ta kamanta shi da shan kwayoyi.[3] Masu fafutuka sun kira kalaman nata "nuni ne na rashin sani",[4] sai dai kuma 'yar Najeriya Olajumoke Orisaguna ta faɗi maganganunta kwanan nan a cikin bidiyon YouTube Olajumoke Sauce 7: Trends and Acceptance da aka ɗora a watan Fabrairun 2018.[5] A karkashin dokar Najeriya bisa dogaro da shari'ar mulkin mallaka na Burtaniya, alaƙar jinsi tsakanin mutanen LGBT ta kasance laifin laifi, tare da hukunci mai yawa wanda ya fara daga ɗaurin shekaru 14 zuwa hukuncin kisa.

  • Late Murtala Muhammed (Leader, 1976)
  • Iba Omode Iba Agba (Leader, 1976)
  • Shooting Stars (Leader, 1977)
  • Ijamba Motor (Leader, 1978)
  • Okiki Kan To Sele/Yinka Esho Esor (Leader, 1979)
  • Orin Tuntun (Leader, 1979)
  • Irohin Mecca (Leader, 1980)
  • Ile Aiye (Leader, 1980)
  • Omi Yale (Leader, 1980)
  • Ija O Dara (Leader, 1981)
  • Ikilo (Leader, 1981)
  • Enie Tori Ele Ku (Leader, 1982)
  • Challenge Cup ’84 (Leader, 1983)
  • Adieu Alhaji Haruna Ishola (Leader, 1985)
  • Indian Waka (Kollington, 1986)
  • Ìfẹ́ Dára Púpọ̀ (Kollington, 1986)
  • Mo Tun De Bi Mo Se Nde (Kollington, 1986)
  • Awa Lagba (Kollington, 1987)
  • Abode America (Kollington, 1988)
  • Ileya Special (Kollington, 1988)
  • I Love You (Kollington, 1988)
  • We Are The Children (Kollington, 1989)
  • Maradonna (Kollington, 1989)
  • Candle (Kollington, 1990)
  • Experience (Alagbada, 1991)
  • Congratulations (Alagbada, 1991)
  • Cheer Up (Alagbada, 1992)
  • Waka Carnival (Alagbada, 1994)
  • Beware cassette (Sony, 1995)
  • Live In London ’96 cassette (Emperor Promotions, 1996)
  • Appreciation cassette (Sony, 1997)
  • with Barrister Evening Of Sound cassette (Zmirage Productions, 1997)
  • Good Morning In America (Alagbada, 1999)
  1. Denselow, Robin (2001-07-20). "Queen Salawa Abeni". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. (7 July 2016). 'Biography of Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi, Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III'. Uche & Maureen. (Nigerian Biography). (Nigeria)
  3. (28 March 2018). 'Salawa Abeni upholds indigenous traditional music'. P.M. News. (Nigeria).
  4. (1 April 2018). "‘Stay away from homosexuality’ local Nigerian musician advises colleagues". nostrings.com. (Nigeria)
  5. (February 21, 2018). 'Olajumoke Sauce 7: Trends and Acceptance featuring Actor Yemi Blaq'. YouTube.
  6. "Abeni, Queen Salawa." Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th ed.. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed February 17, 2016,