Veteran Fuji Musician, Iyanda Sawaba Turns 66
By Kayode Aponmade
Nigerian-Ghana born legendary Fuji musician, Alhaji Isiaka Abiodun Iyanda Sawaba Arileyanka otherwise called Easy Sawaba turns 66 on Saturday, 11 November, 2017.
Born in Ghana on Sunday, 11 November, 1951, Sawaba hails from Ile Aperin in Orita- Aperin area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Southwest Nigeria.
Sawaba debuted with Omo Ewenla Tide’gbale from the stable of Olumo Records in 1974.
Sixty six years old Easy Sawaba held sway in the first half of the 1980s with his famous Pata-Olokun album.
Iyanda Sawaba as also fondly called has dropped more than twenty two albums including Suru, Igbo Odaju, Pata Olokun, Ayetoto and Oroseniwo among others from the stable of old Adetunji Records (Babalaje Records) owned by the present Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1.
He became more popular with his leading role among the then younger generation of Fuji musicians who supported the late Fuij icon, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister when the supremacy rivalry between the former and General Kollington Ayinla was red hot.
After the ‘Ceasefire’, he was signed on the stable of the Keji Okunowo-led defunct Sony Music in 1992 where he released another successful album titled Message as produced by Laolu Akins.
