Sir I.B. Oriowo: The sad fall of a Juju music Superstar

This was a 2012 recorded interview with Sir I.B. Oriowo, a musician so blessed with pure talent but had an unfortunate career fall as a result of negligence of a sound engineer.
Pa Oriowo passed on in 2019 around age 81. He was one of I.K. Dairo's foot soldiers.

[@abibodlogistics]

One thing that I have always noticed is that in all the interviews that I have watched so far,people that are interviewed don't mention Ambrose Campbell and truth be told,that Baba was a very fantastic musician.

[@survivormelody733]

I sincerely want to appreciate Chief Dele Adeyanju (AGBALETU Tv) for this interview released, though it almost 10years before the release 🙏🤷but I believe that everything worked together for good. My Dad story was indeed pathetic but all the same we were so glad for his concern and passion for God before he passed away.

[@gideonsalami5235]

So this is your dad!

[@survivormelody733]

Yes Sir

[@Myweddingmcc]

Your dad? May God bless his soul. Keep his name flying

[@kolawoleaustin5150]

​@gideonsalami5235 Yes, he is the same Seyi Oriowo that daddy mentioned in this interview.

[@JoelAjewole-k9g]

Mr Adeyanju, you are excellent for bringing these interviews. You are a Nigerian Musical Historian. You should be officially recognised as such. Well done Sir.

[@TunjiOkunlola]

Oh wow

[@ajobiewebankolechristopher8511]

Wow I live in ilorin in 80thies the hotel is still there ,own by one woman though she is late now ,that hotel is d first hotel in Kwara state..Baba really make great history d hotel still lively till today ,now I get more confirmation why it was first hotel in kw st.Agbaletu may u live long to make more history,u re d best

[@akintolaabiodunakjntola8615]

What a story! This life can be unpredictable and unexplainable

[@mrjay5806]

My Brothers till date still call me Sir I. B. That's because I used to imitate his guitar playing as a kid. We grew up in Ibadan and if memories serve me right, I once saw him play at Tip Top Hotel. Our home was never the same after that experience. I would get a wooden stick for a guitar amd mimick the tunining sounds. I'm now in my mid sixties. God bless Sir I. B. Oriowo's family. This is a beautiful time capsule. 😊

[@dayoofere8513]

I’m nearly 40 years and this is the first time I’m hearing about this man, only Agbaletu can pull this off.

[@akindeleezekiel3116]

Am hearing him for the first time too

[@ultimateone]

Another excellent interview which brings back great memories. I'd even forgotten that Sir IB Oriwo existed as a musician in those days. Wow! May he continue to rest in peace. It is disturbing though that many of the musicians of those days never seemed able to sustain their careers with either longevity nor to have had enough lasting relationships with anyone i.e. producers, markets, friends, fans etc who could have supported them with instruments. Either rented or bought. This must be a BIG lesson to our artistes of today who are living large on immediate acceptance and successes. Please think of and plan for your tomorrow.

[@adeboyepopoola6105]

I don't understand you. Is he dead? This was posted few hours ago how come you are saying he should rest in peace?

[@mikeoolatunde7057]

He died 3 years ago

[@adekunleadegbite9149]

Thanks for this excellent interview and I appreciate Bale Agbaletu for bringing to the limelight past memories about our early musicians I used to listen to the music of Sir I.B Oriowo when we were young

[@odutolaodunsi6392]

63 years old. never heard this. Thanks beautiful.

[@andrewoni197]

I never knew this musician at all, this is fine

[@femmyo4223]

Thank God for this interview. i live with his band boys while his brother live in the same with us in ibadan at oremeji House in ososami

[@grace4091]

Thank you for this excellent interview. ❤❤

[@sundayhezekiah5002]

No need to stress the spiritual aspect of this Baba's career challenges beyond the technical ignorance of his musical instruments. If only he and his team had known better about the electrical connections of the instruments! The high probability of his linking his sudden loss of musical instruments to electric short-circuiting to his refusal to join Ogboni group might have also exaggerated the magnitude of the problem and also beclouded a rational response and self-restoration.

[@alexakinyemi443]

Mr Adeyanju, where are you always get this oldies?

[@o.i909]

I felt that Ijesha tone. May you live long baba. This man has a good memory. If I’m not making a mistake, this man probably started playing before Obey. O ga o! I cried listening to this man’s story. But I thank God he’s now a Christian.

[@tobiemmanuelij3977]

This man(Agbaletu) really helped to provide many answers to many questions in my mind about the chronology of popular music(juju music) in Nigeria...Those interviews are very classic which will eventually form a building block for popular music study in Nigeria...God bless you sir

[@olumightytv8913]

Wow... This is plenty 🥰.

[@naijanistan]

I.B Oriowo was very popular in Ile-Ife, Ilesha and Ekiti axis.

[@worthcapital3791]

Mr. Deji, kudos to you with these oldies you always bring back. However, what assistance are you trying to bring back some of these old school juju musicians? Because we would love to hear them and the way music used to be played originally then.

[@oniluproductions1]

Awesome👍🏿👍🏿

[@olubukolashobowale6891]

Obey sang this man’s song, I hope he paid him oo. It is well

[@jideogundele680]

Aye le. E ku ifarada,Sir.

[@markrobertson2340]

Dis jazz is what I learn from dis days especially bob guitar line are crazy

[@Afro_Updates]

Is it possible to compile all the juju musicians in Nigeria. I have never heard of SIR IB ORIOWO before in my life. I heard there are other juju musicians also in Edo state

[@felixolalekanadebayo8946]

Video rather than audio of this Interview would have been better

[@Challyboy913]

This is a good reminiscent

[@ajobiewebankolechristopher8511]

Pls who can help me with the title the song that end d intervya d names of the artist

[@Bjcrypto545]

Aye Reslo... Hmmmm. Agbaletu!!!!!! Dean of Old Skool

[@OlukayodeBolanle]

Baba whey no do jazz, he no go church. He no go mosque. Baba dey play. 😂. He was a very talented musician.

[@akeemoyegoke3175]

I believe there were other juju musicians that were as good as baba obey and sunny ade. The difference between the two and the other juju musicians was obey and sunny were rugged and continously evolved to match the ever surfacing challenges. While others were not really determined to be successful.

[@papingodee7523]

Hummmn eeyan shaaaaa

[@adeinkaadepoju4131]

Mr Adeyanju would have asked fro Baba:s phone number and or bank's details .

[@adeinkaadepoju4131]

Baba is still sound. He probably is related to my lecturer in UI between ,1981 and 1984 who taught me in Pharmacy. I wish Baba long life and prosperity. This GKA Adepoju from Esa-Oke, Osuñ State.

[@Afro_Updates]

JUJU MUSIC ROLL CALL :- Earnest Olatunde Thomas (Tunde Nightingale), Fatai Rolling Dollar, I. K. Dairo, Dele Ojo, Ayinde Bakare, Adeolu Akinsanya, King Sunny Adé and Ebenezer Obey

[@ADISAAYANTOYE]

Why you are not show ori owo face

[@fattiku2889]

this sound I mean beat is 99 percent Obey

[@deeray9447]

Especially the strings and style, one could have mistaken his songs for Chief Commander's.

[@o.i909]

My daddy used to play this particular track a lot but I thought it was Baba commander’s track.

[@felixolalekanadebayo8946]

Very pathetic. But GOD knows best. May the good Lord bless him

[@Akeem-b9h]

Hmmm. Waste of a talent. He fell because of his bad decision after the burning of his instrument. Lesson is if you have any setback know that there are ways for you to rise again.