Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister a.k.a. "Fuji music creator," is a native of Ibadan, Nigeria. He started his music career as the lead singer of a popular were music or ajisari group, Jibowu Barrister, in Lagos, under the leadership of one Alhaji Jibowu. This group sang during the holy month of Ramadan to arouse the Islamic faithful in and around Lagos for prayers and early morning meals (saur or sari). Fuji is a style of popular Nigerian music, popularized in the early 1970s by a performer like Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. ... , Location of Ibadan in Nigeria Ibadan ( Èbá-Ọdàn) is the capital of and the largest city in Ọyọ State. ... Ramadan or Ramadhan (Arabic: رمضان) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the holiest month in Islam. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ...

The were music or ajisari genre was popularized by other Ibadan singers/songwriters such as, the late Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara and Ganiyu Kuti or Gani Irefin, but most especially by Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara. The music quickly found its way into the mainstream Yoruba culture (since most Yorubas are Muslims, anyway). The were music or ajisari singers started playing at parties and concerts in Ibadan. Ultimately both the late Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara and Ganiyu Kuti dropped a number of hit tracks on Short-Play records. A bitter rivalry quickly ensued between the two crooners, but it was not long before Ganiyu Kuti was musically subdued and creatively rendered irrelevant. Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara then moved on to producing LP records. At the same time, another talented were music or ajisari musician, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, started producing LP records in Lagos, but most Yoruba (especially the very important Ibadan) music lovers had never heard of his name. In fact, it was Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara who first introduced him, musically, to the people of Ibadan in one of his popular LPs in which he, Epo-Akara, paid a professional homage to the influential community of record retailers of Ogunpa in Ibadan. Although the were music or ajisari genre enjoyed a tremendous popularity among the Yoruba of Nigeria, a Westernized cabal in Nigeria still contemptuously looked down on its singers, calling them illiterates. , Location of Ibadan in Nigeria Ibadan ( Èbá-Ọdàn) is the capital of and the largest city in Ọyọ State. ... Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara Popularly known as Akanmu Epo, Alhaji Dauda Akanmu Epo-Akara was the main force behind the popular Yoruba music genre called were music. ... Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara Popularly known as Akanmu Epo, Alhaji Dauda Akanmu Epo-Akara was the main force behind the popular Yoruba music genre called were music. ... The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ... , Location of Ibadan in Nigeria Ibadan ( Èbá-Ọdàn) is the capital of and the largest city in Ọyọ State. ... Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara Popularly known as Akanmu Epo, Alhaji Dauda Akanmu Epo-Akara was the main force behind the popular Yoruba music genre called were music. ... Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara Popularly known as Akanmu Epo, Alhaji Dauda Akanmu Epo-Akara was the main force behind the popular Yoruba music genre called were music. ... Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ... The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ... , Location of Ibadan in Nigeria Ibadan ( Èbá-Ọdàn) is the capital of and the largest city in Ọyọ State. ... Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara Popularly known as Akanmu Epo, Alhaji Dauda Akanmu Epo-Akara was the main force behind the popular Yoruba music genre called were music. ... , Location of Ibadan in Nigeria Ibadan ( Èbá-Ọdàn) is the capital of and the largest city in Ọyọ State. ... , Location of Ibadan in Nigeria Ibadan ( Èbá-Ọdàn) is the capital of and the largest city in Ọyọ State. ... The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ...

Struggling to modernize the were music or ajisari genre, which was derisively considered a "local music" by the students and educated elites of Nigeria, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister created a new style of music called Fuji. In one of his popular LPs, in which he chided critics for tagging his music local and un-civilized, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister asked, rhetorically, "Who can give me the full meaning of Fuji [music]?" He then explained that it '...is a combination of... apala, sakara, agogo, gudugudu, agidigbo, aro, highlife and etc.' The name for this new style of music was conceived in a rather funny way. Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister once said that he chose the name when he saw a poster ad. of Japan's highest peak, the Mount Fuji, at an international airport. In 1979, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister released an LP, "Oke Agba," which became an instant hit. Edging out popular genres like Juju music, and smashing the Nigerian music charts within months, "Oke Agba" went platinum. This made both the genre and its creator, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, to become very popular nationwide even among their most virulent of critics, the students and the educated elites. Today, this LP record, "Oke Agba," has become a classic. Fuji is: A mountain in Japan, see Mount Fuji A Japanese company producing photographic film, cameras, and related products, see Fujifilm A Japanese company producing industrial products, see Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. ... Apala is a musical genre, originally derived from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. ... 1) The Sakara is a traditional percussion instrument from Nigeria. ... Agogo is a rarities album by KMFDM. Agogo is comprised of numerous tracks either previously unreleased, released on other compilations, or otherwise not widely available. ... Highlife is a musical genre that originated in Ghana and Sierra Leone in the 1920s and spread to other West African countries. ... Mount Fuji , IPA: ) is the highest mountain in Japan. ... This article is about the style of music, for other meanings of the word juju, see juju. ...