It is practically impossible to know
Nigeria’s first singer because singing
as always been part of the human
culture from time immemorial but
the first ever Nigerian to release an
album is Canon Josiah Jesse Ransome
Kuti (Fela Anikulapo’s Grandfather
and Prof Wole Soyinka’s great-grand
father).
He has been composing songs since
1878 and and his last work was
released in 4th August, 1921.
His album is still at the British
Museum.. The Reverend Canon
Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti, was
perhaps the earliest person in
Nigeria to compose gospel songs in
form of Church hymns used in the
early Anglican Church at St Peter
Cathedral Church, Ake Abeokuta
Ogun state Nigeria.
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