Jesse king buga biography of martin luther

Almost two decades later, artists like Brymo, Asake, Kizz Daniel, and others continue to borrow from Yoruba indigenous music whose modern utility was greatly popularised by the exploits of Jesse King & The Queens In The Palace.

On this week's Afrobeats throwback, we will be traveling back 18 years to revisit Jesse King's masterpiece 'Buga'. 

In 2006, this writer was a junior secondary school student at Federal Government College in Kano state and Jesse King's vibrant exploration of Yoruba music will travel up North as it swept the country.

The most popular track 'Buga' was a recurring video on television and social events where it had both old and young shuffling their feet to the groovy gan-gan drum, perfectly placed shakers, and Jesse King's call-and-response Yoruba folk-gyration melodies.

15 years later, Kizz Daniel will score a continental hit single of the same name w