Benjamin ‘Kokoro’ Aderounmu (25 February 1925 – 25 January 2009) je olorin ara Naijiria. won bi sinu idile ọba ni Owo, nipinlẹ Ondo, o si di afọju nigbati o jẹ ọmọ ọdun mẹwa. O ṣe agbekalẹ aṣa alailẹgbẹ ti orin pẹlu ilu, ati tanbourin. ni Odun 1947 o lo si ilu Eko, nibi to ti pade awon olorin ilu bii Ayinde Bakare, Bobby Benson ati Victor Olaiya. Ni ọdun 1960 ati 1970 o ṣe ifihan nigbagbogbo lori Federal ati awọn aaye redio agbegbe, ati pe a bọwọ fun pupọ fun ijinle ati ọgbọn awọn orin rẹ.[1]

Kokoro
Orúkọ àbísọOmoba Benjamin Aderounmu
Ọjọ́ìbíOṣù Kejì 25, 1925 (1925-02-25) (ọmọ ọdún 99)
Owo, Ondo State, Naijiria.,
Aláìsí25 January 2009
Lagos
Irú orin
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Drummer
Associated acts

Ó kọrin ní èdè Yorùbá nípa ìfẹ́, owó, ìjà àti ìdàgbàsókè ìlú.[2] O ni ipa pupọ lori awọn akọrin miiran.[3] Onkọwe Cyprian Ekwensi kowe ẹda itan-akọọlẹ ti igbesi aye rẹ ninu aramada rẹ,"Ọmọkunrin Drummer".

O ṣe ere ni ọpọlọpọ awọn ilu ni Naijiria ati ni oke okun, ṣugbọn awọn eniyan ti o lo anfani ifọju rẹ lati ṣe iyanjẹ rẹ, ó ní láti sùn, ó sì máa ń kọrin ní òpópónà láti lè rí oúnjẹ jẹ.[4] Sugbon, ni odun 2007 gomina ipinle Eko Babatunde Raji Fashola fun un ni ile yara meji kan leyin ti won pade re nibi ere ti Oba Sunny Adé se.

Kokoro ti ku lati aisan ti o ni ibatan gbuuru laipẹ ki o to gbejade awo-orin rẹ.

Itokasi àtúnṣe

  1. "Benjamin ‘Kokoro’ Aderounmu (1925 – 2009)". A View From The Scandinavian. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-03. 
  2. "Culture and customs of Nigeria : Toyin Falola : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-02-03. 
  3. "Beats of the heart : popular music of the world : Marre, Jeremy : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-02-03. 
  4. "The Legendary Nigerian Blind Minstrel "Kokoro" Dies at 84 - AfricanLoft". web.archive.org. 2009-12-12. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2022-02-03.