26 May Jùjú Music

I was as well among those who thought the ‘Juju’ in Juju Music connotes witchcraft but found out Juju music did not derive its name from juju, which is a form of magic and the use of magic objects or witchcraft common in West Africa, Haiti, Cuba and other South American nations.

It is a style of Nigerian popular music, derived from traditional Yoruba percussion. The name comes from a Yoruba word “juju” or “jiju” meaning “throwing” or “something being thrown.” It evolved in the 1920s in urban clubs across the countries, and was believed to have been created by AbdulRafiu Babatunde King, popularly known as Tunde King. The first jùjú recordings were by Tunde King and Ojoge Daniel from the same era of the 1920s when Tunde King pioneered it. The lead and predominant instrument of Jùjú is the Iya Ilu,”‘ talking drum.

The Afro-juju will all know emanates from Juju Music.  It’s the mixture of Jùjú music and Afrobeat. Its most famous exponent was Shina Peters, who was so popular that the press called the phenomenon “Shinamania”. Afro-juju’s peak of popularity came in the early 1990s.

Also see: DID YOU KNOW? SOUKOUS MEANS CONGOLESE MUSIC.

ref: wikipedia