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About Kokoro
Omoba Benjamin Aderounmu, popularly known as Kokoro, was a blind minstrel from Lagos, Nigeria. He was born into a royal family in Owo, Ondo State, and became blind when he was aged ten. He developed a unique style of singing accompanied first by a drum, later by a tambourine. He moved to Lagos in 1947, where he became exposed to major local musicians such as Ayinde Bakare, Bobby Benson and Victor Olaiya. In the 1960s and 1970s he featured regularly on Federal and local radio stations, and was widely respected for the depth and wisdom of his lyrics.
Everything about Kokoro →- Occupation
- musician
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Born
- February 25, 1925
- Died
- January 25, 2009