Abass Akande Obesere, also known as Omo Rapala, is a native of Ibadan

Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...

, the largest city in Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. A popular Fuji

Fuji music

Fuji is a popular Nigerian musical genre. It arose from the improvisation Ajisari/were music tradition, which is a kind of music performed to wake muslims before dawn during the Ramadan fasting season...

 musician, Obesere forced his way into the limelight through his "radical" songs, which openly touch on issues that are considered taboo in the conservative Yoruba

Yoruba people

The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...

 community. Following the paths of other successful musicians such as Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Obesere also has taken his own brand of Fuji music

Fuji music

Fuji is a popular Nigerian musical genre. It arose from the improvisation Ajisari/were music tradition, which is a kind of music performed to wake muslims before dawn during the Ramadan fasting season...

 all over the world. He was initially signed with Sony Music but moved onto other labels after payment disputes. He is currently signed with Bayowa Records and Music, a Nigerian record label.

Discography

• "Asakasa" (Sony)
• "O.B.T.K" (Sony)
• "Mr. Teacher" (Sony)
• "Omorapala Overthrow" (Dudu Heritage)
• "American Faaji Series 1&2" (Dudu Heritage)
• "His Excellency" (Bayowa)
• "Egungun Be Careful (Bayowa)
• "Apple Juice" (Bayowa)
• "Okokoriko" (Bayowa)
• "Obaadan" (Bayowa)
• "Effissy" (Corporate Pictures)
• "Confirmation" (Corporate Pictures)
• New Face

External links

• Website with pictures of performances by Fuji Musicians including Abass Akande Obesere