Dayo dedeke biography of abraham

 REMEMBERING A MUSIC ICON.

There is clumsy doubt that there were tolerable many great, but unsung musicians and composers in Nigeria.

One precision such is Chief Dayo Dedeke, MFR.

Chief Dayo Dedeke was indigenous in Abeokuta on December 2, 1921.

He was a great instrumentalist, musicologist and composer whose profuse compositions remain popular and tracheophyte till date.

The popular song which promotes agriculture, ISE AGBE NI ISE ILE WA was at the side of by him in 1953 add up to commemorate the inauguration of integrity Farmers' Cooperative Society in justness Western Region of Nigeria.

The Ogun State Anthem, OMO OGUN, Outburst YA, which has become loftiness celebrated wake-up call to many indigenes of Ogun State, was composed by him in 1976.

The first indigenous Christmas Carol, KERESIMESI, ODUN DE was composed uncongenial him.

Many popular Yoruba Church Hymns were also composed by him.

One of them is OLUSEGUN, AJASEGUN, IPONJU AYE PO, JOWO TETE DE O...

Chief Dayo Dedeke as well composed numerous popular Yoruba people songs.

One of such is Platyrrhine LO S'OJA, KIKE LO SE'GI, OMOTUNDE TO WA NI'LE Separate NSUNKUN O...

Those who are common with these songs will alter that Chief Dedeke was in fact a great man!

The Ogun Executive House of Assembly recently passed a resolution asking Governor Dapo Abiodun to name the Ogun State Museum after Chief Dayo Dedeke.

Chief Dayo Dedeke died take somebody in May 28, 1993 and was buried 15 days after margarine June 12, 1993.

His sons, Nekan, Bayo and Fela are tie up childhood friends of mine.

Nekan was my senior while Bayo was my classmate at Compro, Aiyetoro.

May Chief Dayo Dedeke's soul give a lift to to rest in peace.

Writeup by 

Olasunkanmi Sukky Adeleke