Akin Busari (born August 20, 1984 in Lagos State, Nigeria), popularly known as Àkin, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer. He is the 2012 winning artist of the African Entertainment Awards in Canada. He is the founder of Influential Music and popularly known for his songs "Harmony", "Nigerian Girl", "Bamijo", "Omo Ele" and more recently "C'Mon" .
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| Birth name | Akin Kayode Busari |
| Also known as | Akin Busari |
| Born | 20 August 1984 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | akinmusic.com |
Career
editAkin Busari was born in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria and originates from the Yoruba ethnic group in South-Western Nigeria. He attended Command Day Secondary School and travelled to Canada in 2003 on a computer scholarship with the Canadian Business College.[1] Inspired by artistes like Fela, Tuface and Wyclef, he credits the start of his music career to his mother who loves music and sings about everything.[2][3]
In 2012, he won best Artist at the African Entertainment Awards in Canada.[2] He won Best Toronto R&B/Soul Song and Best Toronto Hip Hop Song at the Toronto Exclusive Awards in 2009[4] and Best Toronto R&B Soul Song in 2010,[5] was nominated for the Black Canadian Awards in 2015[6] and the Independent Music Award for best song under the Sing Out For Social Action for his song "Harmony"[7][8]
Akin Busari says that his love for music is heavily inspired by significant causes.[9] To him, all it takes to make the world a better place is for everyone to help each other and do their part.[10]
Discography
editSingles
edit- True Stories (2009)
- Mo So Rire (2011)
- Strength (2012)
- Babylon Soldier (2012)
- Brand New Day ft. J.Robb (2012)
- The Way You Are (2012)
- Radio Killer ft, Yom (2013)
- Beautiful (2013)
- Harmony (2014)
- Nigerian Girl (2014)
- Aja (2016)
- Bamijo (2016)
- Omo Ele (2016)
- Be With You ft. Neza (2016)[11]
- C'mon (2017)
- Official (2017)[12]
- Panana ft. Skales (2018)[13][14]
- Green Light (2018)[15][16]
- Gentleman (2019)[17]
References
edit- ^ "College Christian club reaches out to students feeling hardship". Humberetc. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ a b Solanke, Abiola (26 July 2017). "Akin, proudly repping his roots with Afro-centric music". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ Admin. "Akin Busari of U & I Music Label - How It All Began - Ogun Today". oguntoday.com.ng. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Awards 2009". Toronto exclusive. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Awards 2010". Toronto exclusive. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ Amofa, Kwami. "Nominees | Black Canadian Awards | Celebrating Diversity, Africans, Caribbeans Achievements". blackcanadianawards.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Akin releases". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ Pulse.ng. "Video Premiere: Akin – Harmony". www.pulse.ng. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ Latestnigeriannews. "I sing to make impact on listeners 'Akin". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "U & I Music Introduces :: Akin Busari". Maria Jackson Magazine. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Akin – Be With You ft. Neza - Latest Naija Nigerian Music, Songs & Video". Latest Naija Nigerian Music, Songs & Video. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Akin – Official - Latest Naija Nigerian Music, Songs & Video". Latest Naija Nigerian Music, Songs & Video. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "New Music: Akin - Panana ft. Skales". Linda Ikeji's Blog. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "New Music: Àkin feat. Skales - Panana - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "Àkin - Green Light » Naijaloaded | Mp3 Download". Naijaloaded | Nigeria's Most Visited Music & Entertainment Website. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "New Music: Akin - "Green Light" [Official Video]". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "New Music: Àkin - "Gentleman"". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-09-17.