Modernization of Juju Music in Nigeria

Tunde Nightingale’s during the World War II brought the s’o wa mbe method which made him one of the first juju musicians and he brought mo...

Tunde Nightingale’s during the World War II brought the s’o wa mbe method which made him one of the first juju musicians and he brought more westernized pop influences to the genre. In the 1950s, recording technology increased more advanced and the gangan talking drum, accordion and electric guitar were joined into juju. Many of this invention was the work of IK Dairo & the Morning Star Orchestra and later on Ik Dairo & the Blue spots which was created in 1957. These artists introduced juju from the rural poor to the urban towns of Nigeria and beyond. Dairo became possibly the biggest musician of African music by the 60s, releasing many hits songs that expanse his popularity to as far away as Japan. In 1963, he became the only African artist who has always honored by received the membership of the Order of the British Empire, an order of chivalry in the United Kingdom.

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